The Lincoln Railsplitters will take on the Limestone Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Limestone took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lincoln, who comes in off a win.
Lincoln took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 52-50 victory over Morton. The win was all the more spectacular given the Railsplitters' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Potters are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Limestone ended up a good deal behind Lake Central last Saturday and lost 65-46.
Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Limestone, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Lincoln and Limestone were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, but Lincoln came up empty-handed after a 52-51 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Limestone's Karsen White, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 17 points and five steals. Now that Lincoln knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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