After flying high against FAMU DRS last Wednesday, Lincoln came back down to earth. The Lincoln Trojans took a 78-62 bruising from the Williston Red Devils on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Red Devils are ranked 20th).
Lincoln's loss came despite strong showings from Keeli Duncan and Jamiya Brown. Duncan dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 boards, while Brown posted 19 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Duncan continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Nala Copeland, who earned six points and eight boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Williston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayla Coleman, who went 5 for 6 en route to 13 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Young, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points and four steals.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Williston, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Lincoln has already played their next contest, a 43-38 loss against Florida State University High School on the 14th. As for Williston, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 69-38 win against Trinity Catholic on the 14th.
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