Lincoln North Star has won four straight games at home, while Lincoln Northeast has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Lincoln North Star Navigators will host the Lincoln Northeast Rockets at 5:00 p.m. Lincoln North Star knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Lincoln Northeast likes a good challenge.
Lincoln North Star will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 28) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln Southwest, sneaking past 66-63. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Navigators have posted since December 21, 2024.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northeast faced Lincoln Southeast in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Lincoln Northeast walked away with a 73-62 win over Lincoln Southeast.
Lincoln Northeast has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points per game. As for Lincoln North Star, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Lincoln North Star barely slipped by Lincoln Northeast in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 84-83. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lincoln Northeast's Lazerek Houston, who went 13 for 24 en route to 36 points and six assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lincoln North Star still be able to contain Houston? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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