You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lincoln's strategy against West on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lincoln Trojans blew the West Wolfpack out of the water with a 63-18 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.
Lincoln got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Riley Baquiran out in front who went 5 for 9 on her way to 13 points and four steals. Baquiran continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Touraya Blakey, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 13 points and six rebounds.
Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West only racked up four assists.
West's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Karla Leon, who posted four points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaliyah Byrd, who put up five points and six boards.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for West, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-13.
Lincoln wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-30 win against Kimball on the 9th. As for West, they will host Lodi at 6:30 p.m. on January 14th.
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