Lincoln County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 84-39 loss at the hands of the Nitro Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Wildcats are ranked 12th).
It was another big night for Ashton Crouch, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards for Nitro. What's more, Crouch also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Ty Stephens 6'1 165Lbs was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points.
Lincoln County's record is now 1-12. As for Nitro, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Looking ahead, Lincoln County will challenge Tolsia at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tolsia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season. As for Nitro, they will square off against Charleston Catholic at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Nitro also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 62.9 points per game.
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