Basketball Recap: Abraham Lincoln Skates Past Penn Treaty with Ease

Railsplitters

Team Score

01/08/25 vs Penn Treaty	60
12/18/24 vs Philadelphia Academy Charter	56
12/12/24 vs Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech	56
12/09/24 @ Simon Gratz	54
12/02/24 @ Constitution	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Abraham Lincoln). They really took it to the Penn Treaty Wovles for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-16 victory. The Railsplitters have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 35 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Abraham Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Simone Smith, who posted 17 points. Smith is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Haja Lewis was another key player, putting up 14 points.

When it comes to explaining why Penn Treaty lost on Wednesday, don't look at Aliyah Rogers. Despite the final result, she had ten points. That was a full 62.5% of Penn Treaty's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Abraham Lincoln's record is now 8-4. As for Penn Treaty, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

When Abraham Lincoln and Penn Treaty next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Abraham Lincoln will try to stop Kensington's six-game winning streak when the meet at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Abraham Lincoln: 25.1, Penn Treaty: 26.8) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Penn Treaty will try to stop Simon Gratz's four-game winning streak when the meet at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.