Abraham Lincoln was the 61-57 winner over West Philadelphia when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters had to suffer through a 58-26 loss at the hands of the West Philadelphia Speedboys. 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).
Abraham Lincoln lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Miguel Rosa Jr, who posted nine points. Javere Russell was another key player, putting up nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Philadelphia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Makel Butts, who put up 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khabir Washington, who had 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Abraham Lincoln and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for West Philadelphia, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Abraham Lincoln won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Abington Friends at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Abraham Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for West Philadelphia, they will welcome Imhotep Charter at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Philadelphia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups.
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