Dixon-KSB Holiday
Classic Girls Basketball Tournament
Lady Railers win one, lose won at Dixon
[December 27, 2025]
The Lady Railers defeated Rockford Christian 53-35 on Friday
afternoon in the Dixon-KSB Holiday Classic and then lost to Sterling
44-38 on Friday night in the tournament.
Grace Bivin led Lincoln with 15 points in the win over Rockford
Christian. Mesa McCloud scored 12 points in the win.
Lincoln led Rockford Christian 11-7 after the first quarter and at
the half the Lady Railers were winning 25-15.
Lincoln’s lead at the end of the third quarter was 38-22.
McCloud had four of the team’s five 3s, scoring one in each quarter
as the Lady Railers sealed the 53-35 win.
Friday night’s loss to Sterling was a tough one to take as Lincoln
rallied to cut the deficit to three points with around
thirty-seconds left. Instead the Lady Railers had to settle for a
44-38 loss.
Lincoln held a 16-14 advantage in the first quarter after Grace
Bivin broke a tie at the free throw line late in the quarter to give
Lincoln the slight edge.
A dismal second quarter put Lincoln down 31-20 at the half. Mia
Clark had Lincoln’s only field goal in the quarter, a three-pointer,
and Paisley Holmes sank one free throw to tally Lincoln’s points.
Lincoln trimmed Sterling’s lead to 34-27 in the third quarter.
Just when Lincoln was getting close in the fourth quarter, Sterling
would come back to hit a three and extend the lead to ten points
again. With just two minutes left, Lincoln cut the lead to four
points and in the final twenty seconds of the game the score was
41-38. Each and every time the Lady Railers looked to have a chance
to tie the game, there was a turnover or a missed opportunity.
Sterling ran the score up to 44-38 in the final seconds at the free
throw line.
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Grace Schneider led Lincoln with 12 points. Mia
Clark added 10 points.
Lincoln’s record sits at 9-4 with another game at Dixon scheduled
for today at 3:30 p.m. at Dixon High School.
Lincoln 53
Bivin 15
McCloud 12
Clark 8
L. Holmes 6
G. Gilbert 6
G. Schneider 2
E. Schneider 2
S. Gilbert 2
Rockford Christian 35
Ludwig 18
Lawver 8
Gargani 3
Becker 3
Conerly 3
Lincoln 38
Schneider 12
Clark 10
Bivin 6
McCloud 3
P. Holmes 3
L. Holmes 2
Gilbert 2
Sterling 44
Joslynn James 16
Johnson 11
Gibson 7
Harris 5
Jaelynn James 5
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