The Lincoln Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 18 games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Mustangs walked away with it. They came out on top against the Fighting Zebras by a score of 56-48 on Tuesday.
The Mustangs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaitlin Nguyen led the charge by scoring 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelis Powell, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's strolled past West Campus with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 55-39. Given St. Bernard's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while West Campus is ranked 308th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Bernard's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laila Florvilus, who scored 21 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Florvilus has scored at least a third of St. Bernard's points. Samantha Sundberg was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
The Mustangs' victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for St. Bernard's, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
Lincoln beat St. Bernard's 73-65 in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. Will Lincoln repeat their success, or does St. Bernard's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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