The Lincoln Lynx will head out on the road to square off against the Sioux City West Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Lincoln focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
The Lynx came into Saturday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on the Railsplitters with a sharp 65-39 victory. Given the Lynx's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Railsplitters are ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Lynx found their leader in underclassman Addie Naughton, who scored 15 points along with eight assists and six rebounds. Hutson Rau was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sioux City West can now relate to. They fell to the Bulldogs 67-61. Sioux City West's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The Lynx's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for Sioux City West, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Lincoln came up short against Sioux City West when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-61. Can Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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