The North Lincoln Knights will challenge the Ardrey Kell Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Lincoln is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing South Iredell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that North Lincoln blew South Iredell out of the water with an 84-54 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 23 point advantage.
Kellen Karr had a dynamite game for North Lincoln, dropping a triple-double on 18 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. Karr is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down 11 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Ben Heavner was another key player, going 8 for 14 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds.
North Lincoln 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 rebounds in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ardrey Kell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against Marvin Ridge on Friday as Ardrey Kell made off with a 72-50 win.
Brett Freeman went supernova for Ardrey Kell, going 13 for 21 en route to 33 points plus five assists. Freeman's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Braden Suggs, who posted seven points.
The victory got North Lincoln back to even at 1-1. As for Ardrey Kell, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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