It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln County had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 57-46 victory over the Awaken Christian Lions. 57 seems to be a good number for the Lynx as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Kalen Bart
| 02/13/25 vs Awaken Christian | 67% |
| 02/08/25 @ Awaken Christian | 45% |
| 02/07/25 @ Founders Classical Academy | 50% |
| 02/04/25 vs Adelson | 75% |
| 02/01/25 vs Lake Mead Christian Academy | 67% |
| + 4 more games |
Lincoln County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kalen Bart out in front who went 6-for-9 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds. Bart is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last nine games he's played. Rowdy Lloyd was another key player, putting up 16 points and six boards.
Awaken Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Gavin Kepler, who went 6-for-14 on his way to 15 points along with five rebounds and five blocks. He has become a key player for Awaken Christian: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 15 points, but 9-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Kepler, who went 7-for-17 to rack up 15 points and three steals.
Lincoln County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points over those games. As for Awaken Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-12.
Coming up, Lincoln County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against White Pine at 4:40 p.m. on Friday. White Pine will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Lincoln County surely won't give up without a fight. Awaken Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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