North Lincoln has gone 9-0 against Foard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Lincoln Knights will take on the Foard Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Lincoln has nine straight victories, Foard has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, everything went North Lincoln's way against St. Stephens as North Lincoln made off with an 86-65 win. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
02/04/25 vs St. Stephens | 32 |
01/31/25 vs North Iredell | 18 |
01/28/25 vs Hickory | 16 |
It was another big night for Kellen Karr, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 18 rebounds. The contest was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Sanders, who posted 12 points and three steals.
North Lincoln smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 60 points the game before, Foard was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They took a blow against East Lincoln, falling 74-28. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
North Lincoln pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.2 points. As for Foard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-20.
Everything went North Lincoln's way against Foard in their previous matchup back in January, as North Lincoln made off with an 88-66 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Foard's Noah Hedrick, who went 11 for 16 on his way to 25 points and four steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Lincoln still be able to contain Hedrick? There's only one way to find out.
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