Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln Railsplitters vs. Centennial Chargers

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Previous 5 Games

12/18/23 - Away	78-11 W
02/18/22 - Neutral	56-27 W
12/16/21 - Away	59-21 W
01/20/20 - Away	45-15 W
01/14/19 - Home	45-20 W

Lincoln has gone 5-0 against Centennial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lincoln Railsplitters will be playing at home against the Centennial Chargers at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has three straight wins, Centennial has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, Lincoln humbled Mt. Zion with a 66-39 victory. The Railsplitters have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-29, which was the final score in Centennial's tilt against Richwoods on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 486th, while the Knights are ranked 177th).

Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Lincoln, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-9.

Everything came up roses for Lincoln against Centennial in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 78-11 win. In that game, Lincoln amassed a halftime lead of 46-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.