Tigers
| 01/09/25 vs East Lincoln | 49-52 |
| 01/07/25 vs Statesville | 64-46 |
| 01/03/25 @ West Iredell | 73-8 |
| 12/30/24 vs St. Stephens | 41-30 |
| 12/28/24 vs Hickory | 61-37 |
It was a good run, but Foard unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the East Lincoln Mustangs by a score of 52-49. The Tigers lost against the Mustangs in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 69-39 score last time.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Macie Penland, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 12 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessica Bailey, who posted 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Montanari, who went 9 of 18 on her way to 27 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. The matchup was Montanari's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lane Pethel, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards.
Foard's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-6. As for East Lincoln, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Foard will head out to take on North Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Lincoln knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Foard likes a good challenge. As for East Lincoln, they will venture away from home to face off against St. Stephens at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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