Basketball Game Preview: MacArthur Generals vs. Lincoln Railsplitters

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Previous Games

02/09/24 - Away	45-40 W
02/14/23 - Away	40-53 L
02/15/22 - Home	51-39 W
03/11/20 - Neutral	41-60 L
12/30/17 - Neutral	36-48 L
+ 5 more games

MacArthur is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Lincoln is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The MacArthur Generals will host the Lincoln Railsplitters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but likely not for long.

Last Monday, MacArthur earned a 47-34 victory over Lanphier. The win continues a trend for the Generals in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won eight in a row.

Meanwhile, Lincoln strolled past Sacred Heart-Griffin with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 51-37.

Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for MacArthur, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7.

MacArthur didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 45-40 win. Will MacArthur repeat their success, or does Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.