Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Christian Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hornets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 67-37 back in January.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Coming up, Lincoln will venture away from home to square off against Patrick Henry at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Patrick Henry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Christian, they and University City will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully University City likes a good challenge.
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