Two dominant guards in Jay Maxwell and LJ Smith IV are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The West Caldwell Warriors will take on the Lincolnton Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Caldwell has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Lincolnton will come in with four straight wins.
West Caldwell is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since February 27, 2024 last Monday. They fell just short of Newton-Conover by a score of 56-53.
Meanwhile, Lincolnton slipped by Maiden 70-69 on Friday.
West Caldwell better keep an eye on Smith IV. He was instrumental in Lincolnton's win, dropping a double-double with 37 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Smith IV has scored at least a third of Lincolnton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Foster, who made all 5 shots he took to post 12 points and seven boards.
Lincolnton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 20 consecutive contests.
West Caldwell's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Lincolnton, their victory bumped their record up to 22-5.
West Caldwell came up short against Lincolnton in their previous matchup on February 4th, falling 56-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith IV, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and ten rebounds. Now that West Caldwell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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