Basketball Recap: Somerset Sky Pointe Sets Scoring Season-High Against Lincoln County

Somerset Sky Pointe scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Lincoln County Lynx by a score of 73-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Eagles still had to take the loss.

Somerset Sky Pointe's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ja'Cory Gory, who went 12 for 24 on his way to 32 points and six rebounds, and Emmitt Bell, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 24 points and eight assists. The game was Gory's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Zitnansky, who posted five points and six rebounds.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Somerset Sky Pointe was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln County only racked up 11 assists.

Lincoln County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rowdy Lloyd out in front who went 9 of 15 on his way to 24 points. What's more, Lloyd also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in January of 2024. Kalen Bart was another key player, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten boards.

Somerset Sky Pointe's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Lincoln County, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.

Somerset Sky Pointe wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 73-46 defeat against Spring Creek on the 27th. As for Lincoln County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-60 loss against Moapa Valley on the 28th.