Football Preview: Lincoln Golden Lions vs. Dublin Coffman Shamrocks
The Lincoln Golden Lions will venture away from home to take on the Dublin Coffman Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Dublin Coffman's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lincoln is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Olentangy Orange by a score of 31-21 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Golden Lions needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Lincoln relied on the efforts of Brennen Ward, who threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Jayden Gwinn, who gained 156 total yards. Gwinn torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 78 yards. Jake Bushelman made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Lincoln's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Terrell Holcomb was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dublin Coffman lost to Pickerington North on the road by a 43-27 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Shamrocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Panthers are ranked 23rd).
The win got Lincoln back to even at 2-2. As for Dublin Coffman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Lincoln suffered a grim 45-20 defeat to Dublin Coffman when the teams last played back in September of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lincoln was down 40-20.
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