Basketball Recap: Abraham Lincoln Sets Scoring Season-High Against Science Leadership Academy

Railsplitters

Team Score (Highest)

02/07/25 vs Science Leadership Academy	63
01/24/25 vs Executive Education Academy Charter School	61
01/08/25 vs Penn Treaty	60
12/18/24 vs Philadelphia Academy Charter	56
12/12/24 vs Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech	56

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Abraham Lincoln had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 63-20 victory over Science Leadership Academy. The Railsplitters' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Abraham Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ilisah Butler led the charge by putting up 21 points. Butler's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Haja Lewis, who posted 16 points.

Abraham Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.8 points over those games. As for Science Leadership Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-7.

Coming up, Abraham Lincoln is taking a road trip to take on Masterman at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Masterman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches. Science Leadership Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.