The Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters pushed their score all the way to 61 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their rough 81-61 loss to Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Abraham Lincoln can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech is ranked 109th).
Abraham Lincoln lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Malachi Montgomery, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Samair Peterson, who scored 14 points.
Zachary Campbell was his usual excellent self, scoring 33 points for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech. Campbell has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Haneef Davis was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Abraham Lincoln has not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Abraham Lincoln will take on Audenried at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses for Audenried and three for Abraham Lincoln. As for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Constitution at 3:15 p.m. Hopefully Constitution focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday.
