Football Game Preview: Lincoln Railsplitters vs. Decatur Eisenhower Panthers

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 2:11am

Football Preview: Lincoln Railsplitters vs. Decatur Eisenhower Panthers

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The Lincoln Railsplitters will challenge the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Lincoln's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Normal University on Friday. They were beaten by the Pioneers 52-0. While losing is never fun, the Railsplitters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Pioneers are ranked 111th).

Meanwhile, Decatur Eisenhower was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 55-12 loss at the hands of MacArthur.

Lincoln dropped their record down to 2-2 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Decatur Eisenhower, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Everything came up roses for Lincoln against Decatur Eisenhower when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-6 win. In that contest, Lincoln amassed a halftime lead of 46-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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