Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Lincoln). They breezed by the Forestview Jaguars to the tune of 90-60 on Thursday. The Knights pushed the score to 70-41 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars had little chance of recovering from.
North Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ty Sanders led the charge by going 8 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points plus two steals and two blocks. Sanders' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ben Heavner, who went 8 for 11 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and three steals.
North Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Forestview still got an impressive performance from Quinton Rybczyk, who went 8 for 18 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. Rybczyk continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Helton, who earned 19 points.
North Lincoln's record now sits at 2-3. As for Forestview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
North Lincoln and West Lincoln are set to duel on Tuesday. As for Forestview, they will take on Bessemer City at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Bessemer City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.8 points per game this season.
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