Allen Park hasn't had much luck against Lincoln Park recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Allen Park Jaguars will take on the Lincoln Park Railsplitters at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Allen Park took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 44-34 win over Roosevelt. The 44-point effort marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Park came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Griffins by a score of 62-51. Given the Railsplitters' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Griffins are ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln Park pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Allen Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Allen Park came up short against Lincoln Park when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 53-47. Can Allen Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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