GALESBURG — Freshman Eric Price (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) had his best game of the season, but it wasn’t enough for the Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team in a 76-61 loss to Lincoln Land on Wednesday night at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.
KEY MOMENTS
• The Chargers (9-4) trailed by double figures in the first half before Myles Estrada (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell Central) knocked down three straight 3-pointers to pull Sandburg within 29-26 at halftime.
• Lincoln Land (4-6) led 54-47 with 8:00 left before stringing together seven straight points to double its advantage. The Chargers were unable to close the gap to single digits after that point.
SANDBURG STANDOUT
Price had season-highs of 16 points and seven rebounds off the bench while shooting 6 of 13 from the floor. The first-year forward had a dozen of his points in the second half, and he led the Chargers in rebounding.
OTHER TOP CHARGERS
• Estrada —18 points (team-high), 4-5 3-pointers
FOR THE LOGGERS
• Zoelin Pair — 19 points
• Quintez Edwards — 12 points
• KyLun Rivers — 10 points
• Moory Woods — 10 points
SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR SATURDAY
The Chargers’ next scheduled game is 11 a.m. Saturday vs. Eureka JV. Sandburg was originally slated to face Waubonsee at 3 p.m. that afternoon, but the game was canceled because of a positive COVID test within the Chiefs’ program. Sandburg’s women’s team is still scheduled to play Waubonsee at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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