The Lincoln Charter Eagles waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They took down Mountain Island Charter 83-68. Given Lincoln Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while Mountain Island Charter is ranked 351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln Charter was led to victory by Kelan Flowers and David Reed IV. Flowers scored 23 points, while Reed IV scored 24 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Krishtan Flowers, who scored 13 points.
Despite the defeat, Mountain Island Charter saw an underclassman step up: Christan Jones scored 32 points. Jones hasn't dropped below 19 points for three straight games. Peyton Hill was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Lincoln Charter pushed their record up to 18-8 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Mountain Island Charter, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12.
Lincoln Charter will be playing at home against Mountain Island Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Mountain Island Charter, they will head out on the road to face off against Lincoln Charter at 7:30 p.m.
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