The Lincoln Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the North Florida Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.
Lincoln is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Chiles: they outscored them in every quarter. Lincoln was the clear victor by a 71-45 margin over Chiles on Thursday. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 24 points or more this season.
Lincoln's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kingsley Mutanga, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine assists, and Wes Payne, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds. That's the most assists Mutanga has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakhi Lowe, who posted ten points and six rebounds.
Lincoln smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Florida Christian came up short against Leon on Tuesday and fell 67-56. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for North Florida Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything came up roses for Lincoln against North Florida Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 76-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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