Two dominant guards in Keira Breese and Rilynn Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lincolnview Lancers will challenge the Allen East Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lincolnview will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Jefferson, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Lincolnview came out on top against Jefferson by a score of 55-48 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Meanwhile, Allen East had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 64-39 margin over the Trojans. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Lincolnview better keep an eye on Jones. She was instrumental in Allen East's win, going 9 for 19 to rack up 26 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Jones' afternoon made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Evelyn Lehman, who posted 15 points.
Allen East pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Lincolnview, their record is now 13-9.
Lincolnview came up short against Allen East when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 49-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who went 8 of 14 en route to 28 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Now that Lincolnview knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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