Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Lincoln). They took down the Ashbrook Greenwave 70-56 on Tuesday. The Knights pushed the score to 58-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Greenwave cut but never quite recovered from.
Leading North Lincoln to victory were Ally Smith and Ashlyn Black. Smith went 10 for 16 en route to 26 points plus five steals, while Black almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Black is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Grice, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
North Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Ashbrook's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jakyra Sadler, who posted 19 points along with six assists and five rebounds, and AriAnnA Mcdowell, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Mcdowell is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Za'Kiyah Miller, who scored seven points plus 12 rebounds and three blocks.
North Lincoln's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Ashbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
North Lincoln has already played their next contest, an 80-37 win against Forestview on the 5th. As for Ashbrook, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-35 defeat against East Lincoln on the 6th.
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