Having just played yesterday, the Abraham Lincoln Railsplitters will head out on the road to face off against the Samuel Fels Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Abraham Lincoln has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Samuel Fels will come in with five straight wins.
On Tuesday, Abraham Lincoln came up short against Constitution and fell 66-56. That's two games in a row now that the Railsplitters have lost by exactly ten points.
Despite the defeat, Abraham Lincoln had strong showings from Javere Russell, who posted 15 points, and Dajon Smith, who scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Rafi Sabree, who had nine points.
Meanwhile, everything went Samuel Fels' way against Overbrook on Tuesday as Samuel Fels made off with a 69-46 victory. Given Samuel Fels' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Overbrook is ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Samuel Fels pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.4 points per game. As for Abraham Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Abraham Lincoln didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Samuel Fels in their previous matchup back in January of 2017, but they still walked away with a 63-58 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Samuel Fels' Matthew McFarlane, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 blocks. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Abraham Lincoln to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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