The Lincoln Railsplitters will take on the Washington Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.
Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand East Peoria a 6-0 shutout. Samuel Stuckey was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Washington came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Maroons. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matches by three goals or more this season.
Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 8-16-1. As for Washington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4-1 record this season.
Lincoln suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Washington when the teams last played back in September of 2015. Can Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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