Basketball Game Preview: East Lincoln Mustangs vs. St. Stephens Indians

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Away	93-70 W
02/09/24 - Away	69-53 W
01/16/24 - Home	74-67 W
02/03/23 - Home	73-53 W
01/10/23 - Away	63-49 W
+ 2 more games

East Lincoln is 7-0 against St. Stephens since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Lincoln Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Stephens Indians at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

East Lincoln took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 74-28 victory over Foard. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, St. Stephens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against North Lincoln, falling 86-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Indians still had to take the loss.

East Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.1 points per game. As for St. Stephens, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.

East Lincoln took their win against St. Stephens in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 93-70. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Stephens' Noah Vanbeurden, who went 7 of 15 en route to 23 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Lincoln still be able to contain Vanbeurden? There's only one way to find out.