Basketball Recap: Lincoln Wins Going Away Against Mt. Pleasant

Lions

Margin (Wins)

01/23/25 vs Independence	43
01/21/25 @ Oak Grove	34
02/06/25 @ Mt. Pleasant	26
01/16/25 vs Mt. Pleasant	26
12/11/24 vs James Lick	22

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lincoln's strategy against Mt. Pleasant on Thursday. The Lincoln Lions blew past the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals 57-31. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Mt. Pleasant lost, don't look at Snowe DeLeon. Despite the final result, she posted 17 points. That was a full 54.8% of Mt. Pleasant's points, marking the sixth time in a row DeLeon has scored more than a third of the team's points.

Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points over those games. As for Mt. Pleasant, they dropped their record down to 2-18 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Lincoln didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 41-22 loss against Live Oak on the 10th. As for Mt. Pleasant, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-23 defeat against Del Mar on the 11th.