Lincolnton is 0-10 against Maiden since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lincolnton Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Maiden Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. Lincolnton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Lincolnton had to settle for a 55-53 defeat against West Lincoln. Lincolnton has struggled against West Lincoln recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Lincolnton got a solid performance out of Nyla Johnson, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Curmiya Tillman was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Maiden entered their tilt with Newton-Conover with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went Maiden's way against Newton-Conover on Friday as Maiden made off with a 51-27 win. Maiden has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
Lincolnton dropped their record down to 5-19 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Maiden, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Lincolnton came up short against Maiden in their previous matchup on Tuesday, falling 53-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maiden's Khiara Culliver, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Now that Lincolnton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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