Basketball Recap: Lincoln Piles Up the Points Against Wheatland

Fighting Zebras

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 @ Wheatland	46
12/26/24 vs Mesa Verde	46
12/27/24 vs East Nicolaus	45
01/29/25 vs Oakmont	32
11/22/24 vs Union Mine	31

There's no place like home for Lincoln, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 56-29 victory over the Wheatland Pirates. The Fighting Zebras have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Lincoln's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jacob Butler, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and six blocks. Butler is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Michael Neely, who put up ten points and seven steals.

Lincoln has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 35.4% in those games and 21.1% outside of them. As for Wheatland, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-19.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lincoln will square off against Marysville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games. As for Wheatland, they will challenge Bear River at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bear River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.1 points per game this season.