Lincoln lost against Marianna back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Lincoln Trojans fell just short of the Marianna Bulldogs by a score of 50-47.
When it comes to explaining why Lincoln lost, don't look at Kingsley Mutanga. Despite the final result, he posted 12 points along with eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakhi Lowe, who had eight points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marianna only racked up five assists.
Mason Mobley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marianna, going 7 of 16 on his way to 24 points and four steals. Mobley's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nykavian Bradley, who put up eight points and three steals.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Marianna, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Lincoln will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Leon at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Leon has won five straight at home, while Lincoln won ten straight on the road dating back to last season), something that'll have to change. As for Marianna, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-45 defeat against Florida State University High School on the 3rd.
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