Football Preview: Imhotep Charter Panthers vs. Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters
The Imhotep Charter Panthers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Imhotep Charter is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering East St. Louis just ended the team's 18-game winning streak dating back to last season on Saturday. They came up short against the Flyers, falling 35-14. That makes it the first time this season the Panthers have let down their home crowd.
Although Imhotep Charter took the loss, they still got scores from Jabree Wallace- Coleman and Zah Pollard.
Imhotep Charter's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Willie Norris and Malik Drayton.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 32 points the game before, Abraham Lincoln was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They took a blow against Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, falling 40-6. While losing is never fun, the Railsplitters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 25th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Imhotep Charter fell to 3-1. As for Abraham Lincoln, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Imhotep Charter was able to grind out a solid win over Abraham Lincoln when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 26-14. Does Imhotep Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Abraham Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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