Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln Railsplitters vs. Decatur Eisenhower Panthers

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Previous 5 Games

12/19/23 - Home	94-28 W
02/02/17 - Away	71-42 W
01/26/17 - Home	62-44 W
02/07/15 - Away	62-48 W
02/07/15 - Away	62-48 W

Lincoln is 5-0 against Decatur Eisenhower since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lincoln Railsplitters will take on the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Lincoln will be strutting in after a win while Decatur Eisenhower will be coming in after a defeat.

On Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lincoln beat Bloomington 61-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Railsplitters.

Meanwhile, Decatur Eisenhower was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 50-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lanphier.

Lincoln will need focus on slowing down Tatiana Ramey, one of several Decatur Eisenhower players who made an impact when they last played. She went 7 of 11 en route to 15 points. Ramey is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Honesti Woodland was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.

Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Decatur Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-22.

Everything came up roses for Lincoln against Decatur Eisenhower when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 94-28 victory. In that matchup, Lincoln amassed a halftime lead of 62-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.