Football Preview: Lincoln Mustangs vs. Vallejo Redhawks
The Lincoln Mustangs will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Vallejo Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lincoln focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday.
Lincoln is headed out to face Vallejo after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Lincoln slipped by San Rafael 15-14.
The critical scores for Lincoln came from ANTHONY BOCOG and Michael Washington.
Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln's defense and their four sacks. Washington was especially locked on to San Rafael's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in San Rafael's side was KEVIN ZHAO, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Vallejo made off with a 7-6 victory over Mt. Diablo.
Sedrick Vaughn was a one-man wrecking crew for Vallejo as he picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 77 yards on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards Vaughn has posted since back in September of 2023.
Lincoln came up short against Vallejo in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 25-13. Can Lincoln avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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