The Lincoln Leopards will challenge the Pike Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pike Valley will be up against a hot Lincoln squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Lincoln breezed by Stockton to the tune of 65-35 on Tuesday. The Leopards have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pike Valley). Everything went their way against Natoma on Tuesday as Pike Valley made off with a 70-45 victory. With the Panthers ahead 41-20 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Pike Valley's win came from a few key players Lincoln will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andrew Cooper, who went 7 for 14 en route to 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Patterson, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points along with six boards and three steals.
Pike Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Natoma only posted four assists.
Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Pike Valley, they have also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Lincoln against Pike Valley in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 74-41 victory. In that game, Lincoln amassed a halftime lead of 39-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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