Hough's tournament run continued when they took on East Lincoln on Monday. The Hough Huskies fell 59-48 to the East Lincoln Mustangs. The Huskies were down 50-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Evan Otto and John Slusher certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Otto posted seven points and eight rebounds, while Slusher earned nine points. Another player making a difference was Jadah Freeman, who put up seven points and five rebounds.
East Lincoln got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Christian Atkins out in front who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gaige Ikard, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Hough's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for East Lincoln, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Hough didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-15 win against West Mecklenburg on the 3rd. As for East Lincoln, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 99-74 victory against Statesville on the 3rd.
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