Cambridge City Lincoln won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They lost 71-48 to the Northeastern Knights. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 77-48 back in January.
Cambridge City Lincoln's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aidan Munchel, who went 6 of 8 en route to 13 points and five boards. Evan Stuckey was another key player, going 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points.
Noah Payne continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northeastern, going 12 of 17 en route to 29 points and six assists. Payne's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Vanlandingham, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points and seven assists.
Cambridge City Lincoln's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-4. As for Northeastern, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
Cambridge City Lincoln wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 85-50 victory against MTI School of Knowledge on the 1st. As for Northeastern, they will be playing at home against Hagerstown at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. Northeastern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Hagerstown likes a good challenge.
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