Abington Friends are taking a road trip to take on the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Abington Friends will be strutting in after a victory while Abraham Lincoln will be coming in after a loss.
Abington Friends played in conference for the first time on Tuesday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They came out on top against Shipley by a score of 57-49.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-26, which was the final score in Abraham Lincoln's tilt against West Philadelphia on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Railsplitters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Speedboys are ranked 170th).
Abington Friends will need focus on slowing down Miguel Rosa Jr, one of several Abraham Lincoln players who made an impact when they last played. He posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Javere Russell, who had nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Abraham Lincoln and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Abington Friends, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Abington Friends was able to grind out a solid victory over Abraham Lincoln in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 70-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abington Friends since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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