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 [February 08, 2023]
The Railers were on the road Tuesday night to take on the
Mount Zion Braves and it was a really close battle between the top
two teams in the Apollo Conference. In the end, Mount Zion pulled
away to win 45-34.
Lincoln had a 7-4 lead after the first quarter. Ki’on Carson had a
three in the first quarter and Payton Cook and Jake Bivin each
tossed in a basket.
At the half the Railers were up 21-17, with Camden Nelson scoring
six points and Cook adding five points. Trey Schilling added a three
in the second quarter.
Carson Cuddy, a 6’8 senior, poured in eight points in the fourth
quarter as the Braves began to pull away from Lincoln. After three
quarters of play, the Braves were on top 30-26.
Mount Zion outscored Lincoln 15-8 in the fourth quarter and went on
to win by a final score of 45-34.
Payton Cook led Lincoln with nine points.
Lincoln falls to 22-5 overall on the season. The Railers are 8-2 in
the Apollo Conference.
Mount Zion improved to 25-2 on the season. The Braves are 10-0 in
the Apollo Conference.
Lincoln won the JV game by a final score of 45-41.
Blake Horn led the Railers with 16 points. Gabe Smith scored 13
points and Frank Sanders added 10 points.
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Lincoln will travel to Effingham on Friday night.
The JV will tip-off at 6 p.m. The Varsity will start at 7:30 p.m.
Varsity scoring
Lincoln 34
Cook 9
Nelson 6
Bivin 6
Gowin 5
Schilling 3
Carson 3
Hayes 2
Mount Zion 45
Cuddy 15
Koester 11
McAtee 8
Driscoll 6
Anderson 4
Clark 1
JV scoring
Lincoln 45
Horn 16
Smith 13
Sanders 10
Miller 6
Mount Zion 41
Adams 14
Owens 11
Harvey 5
Burrus 5
Fink 4
Grohne 2
[Teena Lowery]
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