Football Preview: Needles Mustangs vs. Lincoln County Lynx
The Needles Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln County Lynx at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Needles' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Last Friday, Needles humbled White Pine with a 53-8 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Mustangs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 588th in California, while the Bobcats are ranked 76th in Nevada).
Meanwhile, Lincoln County didn't have too much trouble with Lake Mead Christian Academy at home on Friday as they won 37-18. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lynx.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rowdy Lloyd, who threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Kalen Bart was Lloyd's top target, picking up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Lincoln County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Medlin and Adrian Jackson.
Needles pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Lincoln County, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Needles lost to Lincoln County on the road by a decisive 32-15 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Needles, Kristian Johnson (who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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