Basketball Game Preview: West Lincoln Rebels vs. Newton-Conover Red Devils

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 11:48am

Preview: West Lincoln Rebels vs. Newton-Conover Red Devils

After five games on the road, West Lincoln is heading back home. They will take on the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Newton-Conover took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West Lincoln, who comes in off a win.

After only 21 points in their last game, West Lincoln made sure to put some points up on the board against Lincolnton on Friday. West Lincoln sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 victory over Lincolnton.

It was another big night for Carolina Robinson, who almost dropped a triple-double on 28 points, 12 rebounds, and nine blocks. Robinson is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Zoey Owenby, who scored 14 points.

Meanwhile, Newton-Conover was the victim of a rough 51-27 loss at the hands of Maiden on Friday.

West Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Newton-Conover, they dropped their record down to 7-17 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

West Lincoln skirted past Newton-Conover 43-41 in their previous matchup last Friday. Will West Lincoln repeat their success, or does Newton-Conover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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