Lincoln is on a six-game streak of home losses, East Fairmont a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Lincoln Cougars will host the East Fairmont Bees at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Lincoln came up short against Robert C. Byrd and fell 56-45. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Eagles are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, East Fairmont played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 65-45 to Fairmont Senior. The Bees were down 53-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, East Fairmont saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jaxon Conaway went 5-for-10 on his way to 10 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. Conaway continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Karson Church, who posted five points.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for East Fairmont, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Lincoln couldn't quite finish off East Fairmont when the teams last played on Saturday and fell 45-43. Will Lincoln have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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