The Lincoln Lancers will take on the DSST: Cedar Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while DSST: Cedar will come in with five straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Lincoln ended up a good deal behind DSST: Montview and lost 56-42.
Meanwhile, DSST: Cedar strolled past Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 64-45.
Lincoln better focus on containing Same Mehari and Matt Stophel as the pair were huge in DSST: Cedar's win. Mehari went 5-for-10 on his way to 16 points and seven boards, while Stophel dropped a double-double with ten points and 17 rebounds. Stophel is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Semahje Kalanda was another key player, putting up 11 points and five rebounds.
DSST: Cedar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.
DSST: Cedar's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
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