The Lincoln Lions will square off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lincoln has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lincoln challenged Johnston on Saturday. Lincoln was the clear victor by a 67-45 margin over Johnston. That 22 point margin sets a new team best for the Lions this season.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. North Kingstown fell 85-74 to Central. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (73), the Skippers still had to take the loss.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for North Kingstown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
Lincoln beat North Kingstown 69-57 in their previous matchup on January 11th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Kingstown's Jake Perry, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points and eight rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lincoln still be able to contain Perry? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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