Abraham Lincoln has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on Carver High School of Engineering & Science at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Abraham Lincoln's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine games.
Even though Science Leadership Academy at Beeber scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, Abraham Lincoln still came out on top. Abraham Lincoln enjoyed a cozy 81-62 win over Science Leadership Academy at Beeber.
Abraham Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Malachi Montgomery led the charge by scoring 24 points. Aldonis Martin was another key contributor, scoring 22 points.
Meanwhile, Carver High School of Engineering & Science extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Frankford. They strolled past the Pioneers with points to spare, taking the game 57-41. Given Carver High School of Engineering & Science's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Frankford is ranked 395th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carver High School of Engineering & Science found their leader in underclassman Fareed Brown, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Brown has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tali Simpkins, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Abraham Lincoln pushed their record up to 12-10 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points per game. As for Carver High School of Engineering & Science, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Abraham Lincoln and Carver High School of Engineering & Science are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Abraham Lincoln hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.2 points per game. However, it's not like Carver High School of Engineering & Science struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Abraham Lincoln came up short against Carver High School of Engineering & Science when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 64-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brown, who scored 30 points along with two steals. Now that Abraham Lincoln knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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