East Lincoln is 6-0 against North Iredell since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Lincoln Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the North Iredell Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Lincoln sitting on 19 straight victories and North Iredell on three.
Last Wednesday, East Lincoln was able to grind out a solid victory over North Lincoln, taking the game 60-51. Given East Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while North Lincoln is ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Lincoln found their leader in underclassman Emma Montanari, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and 1 assist. Montanari has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Abbie Hege, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, even though Hickory scored an imposing 55 points on Thursday, North Iredell still came out on top. North Iredell came out on top in a nail-biter against Hickory and snuck past 57-55.
East Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 25-1. As for North Iredell, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
East Lincoln took their win against North Iredell in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 72-50. Will East Lincoln repeat their success, or does North Iredell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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