Lady Railers fall to Charleston 67-60

[March 15, 2021]  The Lady Railers traveled to Charleston on Wednesday night to play the undefeated Trojans and the game was really a lot closer than the final score of 67-60 indicated.

Charleston held a 15-13 advantage at the end of the first quarter but a strong second quarter by Lincoln put the Lady Railers up 29-25 at the half.

The Trojans outscored Lincoln 23-12 in the third quarter and that was the turning point of the game. Charleston was not about to let their perfect record go on their own court. The Trojan lead was 48-41 at the end of three.

Midway through the fourth quarter Lincoln trailed just 51-47, but a quick 6-0 run by Charleston would diminish the Lady Railers' plans for a victory. Charleston held a 57-47 lead with 2:25 left to play in the game.

In the final minutes of the game the Trojans would be a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line and seal the 67-60 win over Lincoln.

Lincoln head coach Taylor Rohrer was proud of the girls' effort against Charleston. Following the tough loss Rohrer said, “The girls played really hard against a very good Charleston team. Each player did their job and contributed in tonight’s game. I’m proud of how much improvement I’ve seen in our team in such a short time, especially because they were learning on the fly from game to game.”

Lincoln falls to 8-9 on the season.

Kloe Froebe led Lincoln with 28 points.

Shae Littleford led Charleston with 29 points.

The Trojans improve to 14-0.

The JV girls played two quarters against each other, with Lincoln coming out on top 25-9.

Lincoln will host Taylorville tonight at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium. The JV will start at 6 p.m. The Varsity will start at 7:30 p.m.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 60

Froebe 28
R. Stoltzenburg 12
Heitzig 8
McCuan 6
Bowman 2
Gorens 2
Werner 2

Charleston 67

Littleford 29
Triplett 15
Buescher 10
Blase 9
Shrader 4

JV scoring

Lincoln 25

Werner 9
Robbins 5
Heitzig 5
Bowman 4
Curry 2

Charleston 9

Blair 3
Herrington 3
Campbell 2
Logsdon 1

[Teena Lowery]