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The game was a rematch of the Region 24 Final
from 2017, which Parkland won. There was a large crowd on hand
to witness the first meeting of the two teams this season. The
spectators on hand could not have been disappointed in the
defensive efforts made by each team. Neither team was able to
generate much offense in the first half, but Parkland managed to
take a ten-point lead into the break (34-24). The second half
was just as fiercely contested, but Lincoln was unable to find
ways score often enough to erase their deficit and wound up
taking the 21-point loss.
Sophomore guard Trayvon Tyler (Rockford) was the only Lynx to
score in double digits with 10 points going 4 of 15 from the
floor. Roland Austin (South Bend) added 7 points and Louis
Griffiths (Washington) had 6.
Lincoln Coach Pat Lepper found several positive takeaways from
the loss. “We played well on the defensive end of the court,” he
said. “To hold them to just 70 points is encouraging, and we now
have some clear ideas of what we need to work on in order to be
able to score enough to compete with the top teams in our
Region,” Lepper added.
LC will try to bounce back on Wednesday evening as they host
Danville Area Community College at 7:30 p.m.
[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]
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