The West Philadelphia Speedboys will take on the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters in a tournament on Friday. Abraham Lincoln took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Philadelphia, who comes in off a win.
West Philadelphia took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 55-17 win over High School of the Future. The Speedboys have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 28 points or more this season.
| 12/18/24 vs High School of the Future | 24 |
| 12/02/24 vs Samuel Fels | 20 |
| 01/17/24 @ Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech | 13 |
| 12/04/24 @ Tacony Academy Charter | 13 |
| 11/30/24 @ Episcopal Academy | 10 |
West Philadelphia got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kashay Ryder out in front who posted 24 points. The dominant performance gave Ryder a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Badji Tall, who earned 14 points.
Meanwhile, Abraham Lincoln didn't have quite enough to beat Carver High School of Engineering & Science on Thursday and fell 46-43.
West Philadelphia will need focus on slowing down Haja Lewis, one of several Abraham Lincoln players who made an impact when they last played. She put up 14 points. Another player making a difference was Ilisah Butler, who posted ten points.
West Philadelphia pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Abraham Lincoln, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-3.
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