Last season the varsity basketball girls came incredibly close to winning the CCS championship, but unfortunately they lost the second round. The question now is: will they win this year?

The season started Tuesday, January 3rd. So far the girls are on a 1-4 record. Although it doesn’t look like it’s going well for them, its just the beginning and they had an exceptional preseason.

On January 20th, the varsity girls had a home game at 7:00 pm. They faced San Jose High School, Lincoln’s rival school.

The girls started the game off strong; they were up during the entirety of the first two quarters. In the third quarter, they had the biggest lead of the night. Unfortunately Aileen Weise #11 sprained her ankle, forcing her to sit out the rest of the game. Her injury did not stop the girls—it gave them more motivation to keep going. Isabel Mendoza #15 filled in for her and the game continued. San Jose High got their game on and started to score more by the 4th quarter, but they could not catch up.

Lincoln won! The game ended 55-17 and the Lions completely took over from beginning to end. In this game they recovered and showed that they are not giving up. The girls varsity basketball team still has the capability of taking that CCS title. There is still a chance for the girls to make it to CCS considering that they are only halfway through the season, but this will only be possible if they are able to win every remaining game. Do you think it’s possible?

Support the girls on their next game tonight, Wednesday 25th vs. Prospect here in the Lincoln gym at 7:00 pm!

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