The West Park Panthers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They received a tough blow as they fell 67-53 to Lincoln. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Park in their matchups with Lincoln: they've now lost five in a row.
Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maya Hodge led the charge by scoring 25 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hodge has scored at least a third of Lincoln's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hodge, who scored 16 points.
West Park has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season. As for Lincoln, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 18-3.
West Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Oakmont at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oakmont is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. As for Lincoln, they will head out on the road to square off against Nevada Union at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nevada Union will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 671st, while Lincoln is ranked 171st).
