Lincoln and Rickards are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Lincoln Trojans just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Rickards Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Lincoln earned a 67-57 victory over North Florida Christian. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Eagles are ranked 494th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rickards). They put the hurt on Chiles with a sharp 73-47 win on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Raiders have posted against the Timberwolves since February 7, 2019.
Rickards is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Lincoln, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
Lincoln was able to grind out a solid victory over Rickards in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 74-64. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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