Lincoln East came into Thursday's game looking for another win against Lincoln Northeast, but Lazerek Houston wouldn't allow it. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets put the hurt on the Lincoln East Spartans with a sharp 73-51 win on Thursday thanks in part to Houston, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Lincoln Northeast's points.
| 01/02/25 vs Lincoln East | 4 |
| 12/16/23 @ Burke | 2 |
| 12/07/24 @ Blue Springs South | 1 |
| 02/16/24 @ Pius X | 1 |
| 02/10/24 @ Benson | 1 |
Easton Switzer was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and four steals. Those four steals gave him a new career-high.
Lincoln East's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hudson Grau, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Lowell, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Lincoln Northeast's record is now 5-2. As for Lincoln East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Lincoln Northeast wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 76-66 loss against Creighton Prep on the 4th. As for Lincoln East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-49 victory against Bryan on the 4th.
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