Central has won three straight games at home, while Abraham Lincoln has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Central Lancers will welcome the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters at 3:15 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Mastery Charter North - Pickett for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-12 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-11.
01/27/25 vs Mastery Charter North - Pickett | 11 |
12/06/24 vs Cristo Rey Philadelphia | 7 |
01/08/25 vs The City School | 4 |
12/22/24 vs Friends Select | 4 |
01/12/24 vs Parkway Center City | 4 |
Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sabrina Chen out in front who posted 11 points. Those 11 points gave Chen a new career-high. Ava Yancey was another key player, putting up ten points along with six boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Abraham Lincoln was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Bodine 45-9. The Railsplitters have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Abraham Lincoln has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.0 points per game. As for Central, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Everything came up roses for Central against Abraham Lincoln in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as the squad secured a 62-21 victory. In that match, Central amassed a halftime lead of 36-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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