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Railers defeat Taylorville 72-27

[February 04, 2023] Lincoln was on the road Thursday night to face the Taylorville Tornadoes and the Railers added another win to their season by defeating the hosts 72-27.

The Railers came in like a wrecking ball against the Tornadoes, storming out to a 20-0 first quarter lead. Jake Bivin scored seven points in the first quarter to guide the Railers out to a big lead. Drew Hayes poured in six points early on and Camden Nelson added five points. Payton Cook’s bucket rounded out the first quarter scoring.

In the second quarter, Lincoln built a 37-13 lead. Nelson drained two 3s and with Bivin, Hayes and Cook dominating the Tornadoes with their size, the lead was inevitable.

Nelson made two more 3s in the third quarter and Cook and Trey Schilling also got in on the action from beyond the arc. The Railers led 57-23 at the end of the third quarter.

It was time to end this one quickly in the fourth quarter. The bench players combined for 15 points in the final eight minutes. Cadge Kingsley tossed in six points, Connor Meagher had five points and Frank Sanders and Darren Stevens each had a basket.

Lincoln beats Taylorville by a final score of 72-27.

Four Railers placed in double-figures: Camden Nelson (17), Payton Cook (13) Jake Bivin (12) and Drew Hayes (11).

Lincoln improves to 21-4 on the season.

In the JV game, Lincoln won by a final score of 60-41.

Darren Stevens led the Railers with 22 points and Frank Sanders added 18 points.

Lincoln will play at Charleston this afternoon. The JV game will start at 1:00 p.m. and the Varsity will tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

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Varsity scoring

Lincoln 72
Nelson 17
Cook 13
Bivin 12
Hayes 11
Kingsley 7
Meagher 5
Schilling 3
Stevens 2
Sanders 2

Taylorville 27
Bitchenauen 11
Howard 6
Durbin 5
McConnell 3
Beckmier 2

JV scoring

Lincoln 60
Stevens 22
Sanders 18
Horn 7
Smith 5
Miller 4
Tungate 4

Taylorville 41
Yonken 12
Durbin 9
Bedemier 8
Champley 3
Poor 3
Wheeler 3
Wiseman 3

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