North Lincoln has gone 10-0 against West Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The North Lincoln Knights and the West Lincoln Rebels are set to duel. North Lincoln knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully West Lincoln likes a good challenge.
North Lincoln is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Forestview: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that North Lincoln blew Forestview out of the water with a 90-60 final score. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ty Sanders, who went 8 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points plus two steals and two blocks. Sanders is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Heavner, who went 8 for 11 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and three steals.
North Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday West Lincoln sidestepped Cherryville for a 60-57 win.
North Lincoln's record now sits at 2-3. As for West Lincoln, their record is now 4-2.
Everything came up roses for North Lincoln against West Lincoln in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the team secured an 85-41 victory. In that contest, North Lincoln amassed a halftime lead of 48-26, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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