Statesville lost against East Lincoln back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Statesville Greyhounds were outmatched by the East Lincoln Mustangs and fell 72-35. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Mustangs are ranked 95th).
East Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taniyah Thomas led the charge by going 10-for-17 en route to 22 points along with seven steals and five boards. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Pethel, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Statesville and nudges their season record down to 8-16. As for East Lincoln, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Statesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Lincoln, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Foard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Emma Montanari and Jessica Bailey.
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