West Caldwell lost against Lincolnton back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Caldwell Warriors took a 56-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincolnton Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Wolves are ranked 119th).
Lincolnton found their leader in sophomore LJ Smith IV, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. The game was Smith IV's 20th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tyler McClain, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
West Caldwell's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Lincolnton, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.
West Caldwell will take on West Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lincolnton, they will square off against East Burke at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincolnton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 matches -- so hopefully East Burke likes a good challenge.
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