The Lincoln Lynx will challenge the Norwalk Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games.
Lincoln is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Dallas Center-Grimes, who was ranked 16th at the time (Lincoln was ranked seventh). Lincoln fell 65-56 to Dallas Center-Grimes on Tuesday. That makes it the first time this season the Lynx have let down their home crowd.
Jake Babbitt
| 02/18/25 vs Dallas Center-Grimes | 18 |
| 01/21/25 @ Sioux City West | 17 |
| 02/07/25 @ Sioux City East | 13 |
| 01/14/25 vs Sioux City East | 13 |
| 01/28/25 vs Sioux City North | 11 |
Despite their loss, Lincoln saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jake Babbitt, who on his way to 18 points and five rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Those 18 points gave Babbitt a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Slaughter, who to rack up 19 points.
Even though they lost, Lincoln 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 eight offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Norwalk had no problem doing just that on Monday. They blew past the Yellowjackets 72-47. The match marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season.
The victory got Norwalk back to even at 11-11. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-2.
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