The Lincoln Charter Eagles will face off against the East Burke Cavaliers at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lincoln Charter sitting on 13 straight wins and East Burke on 30.
With a playoff game on the line, Lincoln Charter rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 53-43 victory over the Vikings. The victory was all the more spectacular given Lincoln Charter's disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while North Wilkes is ranked 26th).
Lincoln Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Symphani Stevens out in front who scored 16 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kallie Lusk, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led East Burke over East Rutherford in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. East Burke strolled past East Rutherford with points to spare, taking the game 57-40.
Lincoln Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for East Burke, their victory was their 25th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 30-0.
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