West Iredell is 1-9 against North Lincoln since November of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Iredell Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the North Lincoln Knights at 6:00 p.m.
West Iredell is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by North Iredell and fell 80-37. 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 561st, while the Raiders are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, North Lincoln came tearing into Friday's matchup with 21 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 61-46 win over the Mustangs.
West Iredell better focus on containing Ashlyn Black and Ally Smith as the pair were huge in North Lincoln's win. Black almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine boards, while Smith went 9-for-19 on her way to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and six blocks. The dominant performance also gave Black a new career-high in assists (seven). Lydia Cipriano was another key player, putting up four points and eight rebounds.
North Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Lincoln only racked up seven assists.
West Iredell's loss dropped their record down to 1-23. As for North Lincoln, they pushed their record up to 22-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Iredell was taken down by North Lincoln 74-20 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Can West Iredell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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