The Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters will square off against the Imhotep Charter Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Abraham Lincoln comes in on five and Imhotep Charter on six.
Abraham Lincoln's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Northeast 39-0. That 39 point margin sets a new team best for the Railsplitters this season.
Meanwhile, Imhotep Charter had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past George Washington 35-14 on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Eagles are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jabree Wallace- Coleman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 176 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Zah Pollard did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
Imhotep Charter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.0 points per game. As for Abraham Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Abraham Lincoln was taken down by Imhotep Charter 35-6 when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Imhotep Charter's Joey Mcleish, who threw for 319 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt. Now that Abraham Lincoln knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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