West Lincoln hasn't had much luck against East Burke recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The West Lincoln Rebels will face off against the East Burke Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m.
West Lincoln is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Friday. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 37-33 heartbreaker at the hands of West Caldwell. The match was a 20-20 toss-up at halftime, but the Rebels couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, East Burke waltzed into their contest on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They really took it to the Wolves for the full four quarters, racking up an 88-50 win. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Wolves are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Burke's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.9 points over those games. As for West Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
West Lincoln took a serious blow against East Burke when the teams last played back in January, falling 69-15. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Lincoln was down 42-10.
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