Even though the Constitution Generals scored an imposing 72 points on Thursday, the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters still came out on top. Abraham Lincoln took their contest against Constitution 83-72. The victory was all the more spectacular given Abraham Lincoln's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Constitution is ranked 42nd).
Malachi Montgomery continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 35 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Samair Peterson, who scored 17 points.
Constitution's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Perry Fields, who scored 26 points along with seven blocks and four steals, and Kyree Latimer who scored 29 points along with eight rebounds. That was a full 40.3% of Constitution's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Amir Speights was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with three blocks and two steals.
The win makes it two in a row for Abraham Lincoln and bumps their season record up to 6-10. As for Constitution, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Abraham Lincoln will take on John Bartram at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Constitution, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Methacton at 2:35 p.m. Methacton will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
