The East Central Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln Christian Bulldogs at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when East Central took on Fort Gibson on Saturday. East Central walked away with a 67-57 win over Fort Gibson. While the Cardinals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Christian waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Chieftains with points to spare, taking the game 68-53. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Chieftains are ranked 131st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Central pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Lincoln Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
East Central suffered a grim 51-30 defeat to Lincoln Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. Can East Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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