White Pine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to the Lincoln County Lynx at home by a 63-45 margin. The Bobcats were down 54-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why White Pine lost, don't look at Mo Van Tassell. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 boards. Van Tassell has become a key player for White Pine: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least ten rebounds, but 4-6 otherwise. Matt Thompson also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
It was another big night for Rowdy Lloyd, who went 7 for 17 en route to 24 points and six steals for Lincoln County. The dominant performance gave Lloyd a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Kenyon Almaraz, who posted seven points along with eight boards and eight steals.
White Pine now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Lincoln County, their record is now 8-5.
White Pine didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-29 defeat against Milford on the 7th. As for Lincoln County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-19 victory against Adelson on the 7th.
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