East Burke hasn't had much luck against Lincolnton recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East Burke Cavaliers will face off against the Lincolnton Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
East Burke got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They enjoyed a cozy 67-51 victory over Bunker Hill on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Lincolnton hadn't done well against West Caldwell recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Lincolnton strolled past West Caldwell with points to spare, taking the game 90-75. The Wolves pushed the score to 64-42 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Lincolnton found their leader in sophomore LJ Smith IV, who dropped a double-double on 39 points and ten boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Smith IV has scored at least a third of Lincolnton's points. Another player making a difference was Cam Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Lincolnton was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lincolnton's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.2 points per game. As for East Burke, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Things could have been worse for East Burke, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-56 loss to Lincolnton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can East Burke avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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