Decatur MacArthur tops Railers 51-39
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 [February 17, 2022] The
Lincoln Railers were on the road Tuesday night at Decatur MacArthur
and the Generals were in command for nearly the entire game and
defeated Lincoln 51-39.
The Generals were off to a 17-10 first quarter lead as Brylan Phillips
poured in four 3s and Bryan Apholone added one three. The Railers were
led by Tyler Sasse, who had eight first quarter points for Lincoln.
Camden Nelson and Elijah Pollice each scored threes for Lincoln in the
second quarter, but with the Generals off and running, they were able to
hold a 27-17 lead over Lincoln.
The Generals took possession to start the third quarter and a quick
alley-oop dunk by Jabryn Anderson made the score 29-17. After an 8-0
run, the Railers would draw as close as 29-25 in the quarter. Lincoln
would be led by Payton Cook’s six points, but with MacArthur’s starters
all contributing to the scoring, the Generals lead grew to 36-27 as the
quarter came to a close.
No matter how hard the Railers tried in the final eight minutes, the
Generals speed allowed them to keep Lincoln at a double-digit distance
for much of the quarter. After a three by Nelson to start the Lincoln
scoring, the score was 40-30. A baseline jumper by Elijah Pollice did
trim the lead to 42-34 at one point, but the Generals were quick to
rattle off consecutive buckets and command a 46-34 lead late in the
game. With under two minutes left to play, Apholone hit a three to
extend the lead to 49-36. Gowin’s three would make the score 49-39, but
time was running out on the Railers. Lincoln suffers the 51-39 loss at
the quick hands of the Generals.
Tyler Sasse and Payton Cook each led Lincoln with 10 points.
Lincoln falls to 23-7 on the season.
Decatur MacArthur improved to 22-7 on the season.
Lincoln won the JV game 60-54. Trey Schilling led the Railers with 22
points. The Lincoln JV team improved to 22-2 on the season.
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