Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Lincoln couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 45-36 to the East Union Lancers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Zebras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Lancers are ranked 130th).
TAYLOR BUTLER
| 02/20/25 vs East Union | 10 |
| 12/30/24 vs St. Francis | 7 |
| 02/18/25 vs Twelve Bridges | 6 |
| 02/05/25 vs Bear River | 6 |
| 01/22/25 @ Marysville | 6 |
Lincoln's loss came despite strong showings from TAYLOR HODGE and TAYLOR BUTLER. HODGE posted 13 points and eight rebounds, while BUTLER had four points along with ten blocks and eight boards. The dominant performance gave BUTLER a new career-high in blocks. LACIE BROWN was another key player, putting up eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Union to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Barrera, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 15 boards. Another player making a difference was Haven Stone, who scored nine points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 20-10. As for East Union, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 23-6.
Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Union, they have already played their next contest, a 63-51 defeat against Ponderosa on the 25th.
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