The Oakmont Vikings will head out to square off against the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Oakmont comes in on five and Lincoln on six.
Last Friday, Oakmont beat Mira Loma 52-41.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln). Everything went their way against Center on Friday as Lincoln made off with an 87-61 victory. Given the Fighting Zebras' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Cougars are ranked 801st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oakmont better keep an eye on Mason Volzer. He was instrumental in Lincoln's win, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Volzer a new career-high in boards. Triton Cox was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Lincoln smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Oakmont, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10.
Oakmont won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting on January 8th, slipping by Lincoln 60-59. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lincoln's Jacob Butler, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oakmont still be able to contain Butler? There's only one way to find out.
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