Lincoln is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while the Bruins are on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lincoln Fighting Zebras will take on the Ponderosa Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Lincoln was fully in charge, breezing past the Vikings 68-28 at home. Given Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Vikings are ranked 820th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jordan Besana led the charge by scoring 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isa Keidel, who scored 13 points.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa made easy work of the Panthers on Thursday and carried off a 55-35 victory.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Ponderosa, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Lincoln skirted past the Bruins 53-51 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Lincoln repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
