The East Lincoln Mustangs will square off against the North Iredell Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Lincoln has eight straight wins, North Iredell has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, East Lincoln made easy work of St. Stephens and carried off a 93-70 victory. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/14/25 @ St. Stephens | 31 |
| 01/09/25 @ Foard | 17 |
| 01/07/25 vs West Iredell | 17 |
| 01/03/25 @ Statesville | 31 |
Jackson Fannon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 14 from beyond the arc on his way to 31 points. The matchup was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. Christian Atkins was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 15 points and six assists.
East Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 33 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 28 assists in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Iredell had to suffer through a 88-47 loss at the hands of Statesville. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 484th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 191st).
East Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for North Iredell, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
East Lincoln strolled past North Iredell when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 81-67. Will East Lincoln repeat their success, or does North Iredell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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