East Lincoln has gone 9-1 against Lincolnton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Both will face off at 2:30 p.m. without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
East Lincoln fought the good fight in their overtime match against Ashbrook on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Greenwave by a score of 85-83. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Despite the loss, East Lincoln got top-tier performance from Jackson Fannon, who shot 8-for-13 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 36 points and nine rebounds. Fannon's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Atkins, who went 8 for 11 en route to 19 points plus six assists and three steals.
Even though they lost, East Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lincolnton beat Kings Mountain 69-65 on Friday.
Lincolnton's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for East Lincoln, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
East Lincoln came up short against Lincolnton when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 81-71. Can East Lincoln avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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