West Caldwell has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a blow on Thursday as they fell 90-75 to the Lincolnton Wolves. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (66), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
| 01/09/25 vs Lincolnton | 25 |
| 12/26/24 vs North Buncombe | 16 |
| 01/07/25 @ Maiden | 12 |
| 12/27/24 vs Asheville Christian Academy | 10 |
| 12/20/24 vs Bunker Hill | 7 |
Loss or not, West Caldwell got some senior leadership from Zion Thomas and Jay Maxwell. Thomas went 9 for 22 on his way to 25 points and four steals, while Maxwell went 11 of 18 en route to 26 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thomas has scored all season. Jayden Quesenberry was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.
It was another big night for LJ Smith IV, who dropped a double-double on 39 points and ten rebounds for Lincolnton. That makes it five consecutive games in which Smith IV has scored at least a third of Lincolnton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
West Caldwell's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Lincolnton, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
West Caldwell wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 62-41 loss against West Lincoln on the 14th. Lincolnton has also already played their next contest, a 95-57 victory against East Burke on the 14th.
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