On Tuesday, Lincoln faced Dallas Center-Grimes in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln Lynx fell 65-56 to the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs. The Lynx haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Jake Babbitt
| 02/18/25 vs Dallas Center-Grimes | 18 |
| 01/21/25 @ Sioux City West | 17 |
| 02/07/25 @ Sioux City East | 13 |
| 01/14/25 vs Sioux City East | 13 |
| 01/28/25 vs Sioux City North | 11 |
Lincoln lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jake Babbitt, who went 8-for-20 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Slaughter, who went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc en route to 19 points.
Even though they lost, Lincoln 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 eight offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 18-2. As for Dallas Center-Grimes, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dallas Center-Grimes, they will host Ballard at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Dallas Center-Grimes is on a four-game streak of home wins, Ballard a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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