Lincoln is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Peoria Notre Dame is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lincoln Railsplitters will welcome the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Champaign Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lincoln blew Champaign Central out of the water with a 63-31 final score. With the Railsplitters ahead 30-9 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Peoria Notre Dame humbled Paris with a 70-32 victory. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Tigers are ranked 60th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peoria Notre Dame is also on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.7 points. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
Lincoln beat Peoria Notre Dame 63-52 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Lincoln repeat their success, or does Peoria Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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