Basketball Recap: Lincoln Piles Up the Points Against Wheatland

Fighting Zebras

Margin (Wins)

01/31/25 vs Mira Loma	65
01/10/25 @ Mira Loma	51
12/19/24 vs Yuba City	43
12/14/24 vs Central Valley	41
02/07/25 vs Wheatland	31

Lincoln won the last time they faced Wheatland and things went their way on Friday too. The Lincoln Fighting Zebras breezed past the Wheatland Pirates to the tune of 58-27. The Fighting Zebras have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Lincoln got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was TAYLOR HODGE out in front who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave HODGE a new career-high in assists (five). TAYLOR BUTLER was another key player, going 5 for 6 on her way to 14 points and six boards.

Lincoln's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35 points. As for Wheatland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.

Coming up, Lincoln will host Marysville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Marysville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season. As for Wheatland, they will head out to challenge Bear River at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.