After three games on the road, North Lincoln is heading back home. They will take on the Foard Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Lincoln has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,649 points over their last 21 contests.
It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but North Lincoln ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Stephens 80-78. Given North Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while St. Stephens is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Lincoln's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kellen Karr, who dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. Karr has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ty Sanders, who scored 20 points along with five assists.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-43, which was the final score in Foard's tilt against East Lincoln on Tuesday. Foard has struggled against East Lincoln recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
North Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Foard, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-16.
Everything came up roses for North Lincoln against Foard when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 87-55 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Foard's Nicholas Jeffries, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Lincoln still be able to contain Jeffries? There's only one way to find out.
