The Samuel Fels Panthers and the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters will face off at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Samuel Fels has five straight victories, Abraham Lincoln has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Samuel Fels got the win against Overbrook by a conclusive 69-46. Given Samuel Fels' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Overbrook is ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Abraham Lincoln came up short against Constitution on Tuesday and fell 66-56. That's two games in a row now that the Railsplitters have lost by exactly ten points.
Samuel Fels will have to keep a close watch on Javere Russell and Dajon Smith, a pair of players who had a big impact on Abraham Lincoln's prior game. Russell posted 15 points, while Smith put up 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rafi Sabree, who earned nine points.
Samuel Fels pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.5 points. As for Abraham Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Samuel Fels came up short against Abraham Lincoln in their previous meeting back in January of 2017, falling 63-58. Can Samuel Fels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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