The West Lincoln Rebels's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincolnton and snuck past 55-53. The high-flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for West Lincoln considering their 21-point performance the matchup before.
Carolina Robinson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a triple-double on 28 points, 12 rebounds, and nine blocks. Robinson is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Zoey Owenby, who scored 14 points.
Despite the loss, Lincolnton still got an impressive performance from Nyla Johnson, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Curmiya Tillman was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Lincolnton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Lincoln only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
West Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Lincolnton, they dropped their record down to 5-19 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
West Lincoln will take on Newton-Conover at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully West Lincoln focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Friday. As for Lincolnton, they will head out on the road to take on Maiden at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lincolnton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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