Football Game Preview: St. Mary's Rams vs. Lincoln Trojans

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2025, 11:40pm

Football Preview: St. Mary's Rams vs. Lincoln Trojans

St. Mary is a perfect 9-0 against Lincoln since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Rams will venture away from home to square off against the Trojans at 7:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Lincoln will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: St. Mary's extended their winning streak to four on Friday. The Rams breezed past Tracy to the tune of 48-13. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rams just coasted through the last quarter.

Kenneth Moore iii

Receiving Yards

10/24/25 vs Tracy128
10/17/25 @ Edison21
10/10/25 vs Kimball40
10/03/25 @ Lodi77
09/26/25 @ De La Salle5
+ 12 more games

Kenneth Moore iii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 128 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. That's the most receiving yards he has posted since back in September of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Galvan, who threw for 225 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes.

St. Mary's defense stepped up as well, laying out Brady Brown 4.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Jake Lucatello and Landon Mcclendon Jr., who racked up four sacks between them.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They were the clear victors by a 38-14 margin over Lodi on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Flames are ranked 609th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Mary's better keep an eye on David Gray. He was instrumental in Lincoln's win, picking up 101 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Gray also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because the Trojans are 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Julian Perez was another key player, having thrown for 251 yards and four touchdowns.

Lincoln didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Lodi to a completion percentage of just 36%. The Trojans weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 47.2%.

St. Mary's record is now 7-2. As for Lincoln, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 4-5.

The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. St. Mary's has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 178 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Lincoln has preferred to attack from the air: they average 281.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.

Everything came up roses for St. Mary's against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Trojans' Jordin Thomas, who rushed for 116 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 57 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Rams to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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