The North Lincoln Knights will square off against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Lincoln knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 24 contests -- so hopefully East Lincoln likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for North Lincoln against Statesville as the team secured a 76-49 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Kellen Karr
| 02/18/25 vs Statesville | 18 |
| 02/17/25 vs Foard | 8 |
| 02/14/25 vs East Lincoln | 10 |
| 02/11/25 @ West Iredell | 15 |
| 02/07/25 @ Foard | 10 |
| + 21 more games |
Kellen Karr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 18 boards. He has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 26 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Chandler, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 11 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln hadn't done well against Hickory recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. East Lincoln narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hickory 76-73. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
East Lincoln found their leader in sophomore Jaxon Dollar, who shot 5-for-7 from deep and almost dropped a triple-double with 27 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists. Dollar continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jackson Fannon, who went 6-for-14 en route to 20 points.
East Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in six consecutive games.
North Lincoln has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.0 points over those games. East Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 19-7.
North Lincoln skirted past East Lincoln 68-66 in their previous matchup on Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Lincoln since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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