The Lincoln Fighting Zebras had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.1 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They took down West Park 67-53. Given Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while West Park is ranked 456th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maya Hodge, who scored 25 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hodge has scored at least a third of Lincoln's points. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hodge, who scored 16 points.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for West Park, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-10.
Lincoln will head out on the road to square off against Nevada Union at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Park, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Oakmont at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oakmont is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
