Statesville is 2-8 against East Lincoln since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Statesville Greyhounds will square off against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Statesville is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 74-27 loss at the hands of North Lincoln. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Knights are ranked 39th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caylie Ward, who posted six points.
Even though they lost, Statesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln didn't have too much trouble with Hickory on Friday as they won 70-56.
East Lincoln has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Statesville was dealt a bruising 59-13 loss at the hands of East Lincoln in their previous meeting on January 3rd. Can Statesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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