The East Burke Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Lincoln Rebels at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Lincoln took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on East Burke, who comes in off a win.
East Burke scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Bunker Hill 77-55. The victory was a breath of fresh air for East Burke as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, West Lincoln's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 85-45 loss at the hands of Newton-Conover. West Lincoln has not had much luck with Newton-Conover recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, West Lincoln got a solid performance out of Mikalister Anderson, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gideon Allen, who scored 13 points.
East Burke's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-16. As for West Lincoln, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
East Burke beat West Lincoln 55-48 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Allen, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Burke still be able to contain Allen? There's only one way to find out.
