The Lincoln High Links will head out to face off against the Omaha North Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Lincoln High is headed into Thursday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a hard 59-41 fall against Omaha Central on Saturday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Omaha North). They blew past Burke, posting a 79-49 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 246th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln High's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Omaha North, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Lincoln High came up short against Omaha North in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 61-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Omaha North's Ayanna Hill, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 17 points and five steals. Now that Lincoln High knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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