The Lincoln Tigers will square off against the Bravo Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has four straight wins, Bravo has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Lincoln beats Bravo with 59 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Lincoln came out on top against East Valley by a score of 59-46 two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Bravo scored the most points they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They were outmatched by Marshall and fell 86-56. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1254th, while the Barristers are ranked 537th).
Lincoln will need focus on slowing down Julian Ojeda, one of several Bravo players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Murillo, who went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Bravo, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Lincoln was dealt a bruising 73-31 loss at the hands of Bravo when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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