Sacred Heart-Griffin is 2-8 against Lincoln since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cyclones will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Railsplitters at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Sacred Heart-Griffin barely beat Decatur Eisenhower the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cyclones claimed a resounding 60-27 victory over the Panthers. The win continues a trend for the Cyclones in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Lincoln got the win against Danville on Friday by a conclusive 55-34.
Lincoln had a senior duo take command as Karson Komnick shot 75% from the field on his way to 23 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals and Brody Tungate went 7-for-13 en route to 19 points along with five assists and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Komnick has scored at least a third of the Railsplitters' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Breon McKinnie, who posted six points.
Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Sacred Heart-Griffin, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 51-37 loss to Lincoln in their previous matchup back in February. Can the Cyclones avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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