The Lincoln North Star Navigators entered their tilt with the Lincoln East Spartans with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Lincoln North Star blew past Lincoln East, posting a 73-46 win at home. That's another feather in the cap for Lincoln North Star, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln North Star to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Castor, who scored 19 points along with three steals. Castor has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Lazerek Houston, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
When it comes to explaining why Lincoln East lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Carter Mick. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points. Mick continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Johnson, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Lincoln North Star has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Lincoln East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
Lincoln North Star will head out on the road to face off against Grand Island at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Lincoln North Star's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games. As for Lincoln East, they will be playing at home against Pius X at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pius X's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
