Metamora tops Lady Railers 52-37
[December 11, 2025]
A rough fourth quarter doomed the Lady Railers on Wednesday
night as the Metamora Redbirds walked away with a 52-37 win on Neil
Alexander Court.
The Redbirds led the game 17-12 after the first quarter. Lincoln got
seven points from senior Mia Clark and a three from Mesa McCloud to
lead the offense early.
By halftime Lincoln’s uphill battle got steeper, as the Lady Railers
trailed 26-18.
A solid third quarter gave the fans high hopes. Clark drained two 3s
and added a two-point field goal that closed the gap to 32-30.
Paisley Holmes also sparked the comeback with two buckets. McCloud’s
two free throws at the end of the quarter trimmed the Redbirds lead
to 35-34.
That rough fourth quarter started with a quick 8-0 run by the
Redbirds that escalated to a 14-0 run as Lincoln’s basket was sealed
tight. Paisley Holmes finally scored for Lincoln on the steal and
layup. She was also fouled and sank the ‘and one’ but it was a
little too late to make much of a difference. The clock was already
down to 44.3 seconds left in the game. The Redbirds would score the
remaining points in the game and Lincoln had to settle for a 52-37
loss.
Mia Clark led Lincoln with 17 points.
The Lady Railers fall to 7-2 on the season.
Metamora won the JV game 40-37. Emma Hutchison led the Lady Railers
with 12 points and Elizabeth Chen added 11 points.
Lincoln will play Rochester at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night in the
Springfield UIS Shootout.
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Varsity scoring
Lincoln 37
Clark 17
P. Holmes 9
McCloud 5
Bivin 4
Schneider 2
Metamora 52
Nena 15
Wagoner 11
Sell 10
Wooden 8
Petersen 6
Seckler 2
JV scoring
Lincoln 37
Hutchison 12
Chen 11
Bivin 8
Holmes 4
Schneider 2
Metamora 40
Beck 12
Sell 11
Points 9
Dries 4
Hover 2
Wise 2
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