Rocky Mountain Prep SMART lost against Lincoln back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rocky Mountain Prep SMART Ocelotls came up short against the Lincoln Lancers, falling 65-41. The Ocelotls have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Defeat or not, Rocky Mountain Prep SMART got some senior leadership from Emmanuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez and Xavier Galvan. Rodriguez-Gonzalez posted 17 points along with six boards and three steals, while Galvan had 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 41.5% of Rocky Mountain Prep SMART's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Lincoln to victory were Fabian Vigil and Adeshina Alassani. Vigil went 9 for 12 on his way to 24 points, while Alassani almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Alassani is now averaging an impressive 2.2 blocks per game. Another player making a difference was Beikerson Alvarez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards.
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing DSST: College View the next time they take the court. Lincoln will head out to face DSST: College View at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, while Rocky Mountain Prep SMART will host them at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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