Basketball Recap: Joseph Shelton Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Prospect

It was a proper cat-fight when Lincoln duked it out with Prospect on Wednesday. The Lincoln Lions walked away with a 58-45 victory over the Prospect Panthers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 50-49 back in January.

Joseph Shelton

Points

02/12/25 vs Prospect	22
02/07/25 vs Silver Creek	18
02/05/25 @ Independence	28
01/31/25 @ Piedmont Hills	28
01/29/25 vs Leland	19
+ 5 more games

Lincoln's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Joseph Shelton, who posted 22 points. Shelton's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Noah MacKenzie, who earned 13 points.

Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Prospect, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lincoln will head out to challenge Leland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 181 points over their last three contests. As for Prospect, they will head out on the road to face off against Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.