The Lincoln Tigers are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Pinkston Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
With a playoff game on the line, Lincoln rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 61-53.
Meanwhile, Pinkston entered their tilt with Van with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Pinkston put the hurt on Van with a sharp 58-37 victory on Friday. Pinkston pushed the score to 45-22 by the end of the third, a deficit Van cut but never quite recovered from.
Pinkston can attribute much of their success to Joel Ramos, who scored 21 points. Ramos continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Zachery, who scored ten points.
Lincoln has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-15 record this season. As for Pinkston, their victory bumped their record up to 20-17.
Lincoln strolled past Pinkston in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 70-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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