Even though the West Lincoln Rebels have not done well against the Cherryville Ironmen recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. West Lincoln enjoyed a cozy 54-36 win over Cherryville. That's another feather in the cap for West Lincoln, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading West Lincoln to victory were Gideon Allen and Mikalister Andersen. Allen scored 15 points along with 8 rebounds, while Andersen dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Allen has scored at least 25% of West Lincoln's points. Evan Hartsoe was another key contributor, scoring 10 points.
When it comes to explaining why Cherryville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Andron Patterson. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
The win got West Lincoln back to even at 2-2. As for Cherryville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Lincoln will square off against North Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Lincoln's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Cherryville, they will head out on the road to face off against Chase at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chase will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 470th, while Cherryville is ranked 229th).
