The Statesville Greyhounds pushed their score all the way to 76 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 83-76 to North Lincoln. Statesville has not had much luck with North Lincoln recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Statesville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mekiaun Davis. Despite the final result, he scored 34 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Davis has scored all season. Caleb Tillman was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Leading North Lincoln to victory were Ty Sanders and Kellen Karr. Sanders scored 29 points, while Karr shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a triple-double on 23 points, 15 rebounds, and ten assists. Karr has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ben Heavner, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Statesville's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for North Lincoln, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 21-5.
Statesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Lincoln, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Hickory at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. North Lincoln knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 26 contests -- so hopefully Hickory likes a good challenge.
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