Two dominant guards in Jordan Castor and Carter Mick are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lincoln North Star Navigators and the Lincoln East Spartans will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, Lincoln North Star got the win against the Bulldogs by a conclusive 65-42. Given Lincoln North Star's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lincoln East had to settle for a 60-57 loss against the Titans on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lincoln East in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost three in a row.
Lincoln North Star has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Lincoln East, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Lincoln North Star strolled past the Spartans in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 66-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lincoln East's Quin Weatherholt, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lincoln North Star still be able to contain Weatherholt? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
