Preview: East Lincoln Mustangs vs. North Lincoln Knights
East Lincoln is 10-0 against North Lincoln since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Lincoln Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the North Lincoln Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Lincoln had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on North Iredell with a sharp 72-50 win. 72 seems to be a good number for East Lincoln as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
East Lincoln's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kiara Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. Anderson has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last seven times she's played. Emma Montanari was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
North Lincoln only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 55-point they dealt West Iredell on Tuesday. North Lincoln breezed by West Iredell at home to the tune of 63-8. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory North Lincoln has managed all season.
East Lincoln's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for North Lincoln, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-8.
East Lincoln took their victory against North Lincoln in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 88-68. Will East Lincoln repeat their success, or does North Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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