The Mt. Olive Wildcats will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Lincolnwood Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Lincolnwood heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Mt. Olive took over last week. The Wildcats snuck past Bunker Hill with a 36-31 victory two weeks ago. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Minutemen: they've now won eight in a row.
Lauren Bailey continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 21 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mt. Olive's points. Bella Lueken was another key player, posting five points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincolnwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Riverton by a score of 39-27 on Saturday.
Lincolnwood's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Mt. Olive, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Mt. Olive was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincolnwood in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 36-25. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lancers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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