North Iredell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt an 88-47 loss at the hands of the North Lincoln Knights. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while the Knights are ranked 146th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Beckett Rinkus, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Kellen Karr, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards.
North Iredell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for North Lincoln, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-5.
North Iredell will be playing in front of their home fans against Hickory at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hickory will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something North Iredell surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Lincoln, they will venture away from home to square off against St. Stephens at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in North Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 contests.
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