Bunker Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. The matchup between them and the Lincolnton Wolves didn't end well, with the Bunker Hill Bears falling 79-64. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 481st, while the Wolves are ranked 128th).
Leading Lincolnton to victory were LJ Smith IV and Tucker Robinette. Smith IV went 12 for 26 on his way to 29 points and eight rebounds, while Robinette went 7 of 12 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight assists and six steals. The contest was Smith IV's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Smith, who went 6 of 8 en route to 12 points.
Bunker Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lincolnton, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Bunker Hill will venture away from home to take on West Caldwell at 8:00 p.m. on December 20th. As for Lincolnton, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 91-65 victory against East Rutherford on the 14th.
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