Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln High). They walked away with a 73-64 victory over the Burke Bulldogs on Friday. With that win, the Links brought their scoring average up to 52.2 points per game.
| 01/03/25 vs Burke | 21 |
| 12/28/24 vs Grand Island | 22 |
| 12/20/24 vs Lincoln North Star | 22 |
| 12/17/24 @ Buena Vista | 15 |
| 12/14/24 @ Fremont | 18 |
| 12/07/24 @ Blue Springs | 27 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln High to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Nick, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 21 points and eight rebounds. Nick's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jairik Gilmore, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nate Vereen-Burton, who went 9 of 20 on his way to 22 points. The dominant performance gave Vereen-Burton a new career-high in points. Michael White was another key player, putting up eight points along with 11 rebounds and three steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln High and bumps their season record up to 4-4. As for Burke, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Lincoln High will head out to square off against Lincoln Southwest at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln Southwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.7 points per game this season. As for Burke, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 72-52 win against Benson on the 4th.
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