Even though the Lincoln Lynx scored an imposing 61 points on Tuesday, the Sioux City West Wolverines still came out on top. Sioux City West took their matchup against Lincoln 68-61. That's another feather in the cap for Sioux City West, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Lincoln lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hutson Rau, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Lexie Pearce, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Lincoln were working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Sioux City West's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Lincoln, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Sioux City West will look to defend their home court on Friday against Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. Jefferson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Iowa Rankings (they are ranked 312th, while Sioux City West is ranked 112th). As for Lincoln, they will head out on the road to take on Sergeant Bluff-Luton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Sergeant Bluff-Luton and three for Lincoln.
