Football Recap: Ames Drops Season-High Score on Lincoln

Little Cyclones

Team Score (Highest)

10/03/25 vs Lincoln	28
09/26/25 @ Roosevelt	14
09/12/25 vs Johnston	14
08/29/25 @ Marshalltown	14
09/05/25 @ Urbandale	3

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ames). They came out on top against the Lincoln Lynx by a score of 28-21 on Friday. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Little Cyclones were down 21-7 in the second quarter.

When it comes to explaining why Lincoln lost, don't look at Braylin De Jager. Despite the final result, he picked up 123 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Lynx are 2-1 when De Jager posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.

Ames' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Lincoln, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Ames is set to take on their familiar foe Ankeny at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Lincoln will square off against rival Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.