Lincoln County suffered their biggest defeat since January 27th on Friday. They lost 65-39 to the Evans Knights. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Knights are ranked 69th).
Despite the loss, Lincoln County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Janiah Norman went 8 for 19 en route to 22 points plus three blocks and two steals. Norman is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Syriah Hogan was another key player, dropping a triple-double on ten points, 11 rebounds, and ten steals.
Even though they lost, Lincoln County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Evans found their leader in sophomore Chabria Tate, who went 15 for 26 en route to 37 points plus six rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tate has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Janiyah Quiller, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Lincoln County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Evans, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Lincoln County has already played their next contest (against Evans), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Evans, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 51-21 win against Harlem on the 7th.
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