Football Recap: Lincoln Tigers vs. Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles
Lincoln was the 34-15 winner over Wilmer-Hutchins when they last played one another back in October of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Lincoln Tigers were outmatched by the Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles at home and fell 41-12. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-12.
Even if they lost, Lincoln's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. In that department, Dominic Johnson was the leader with three. Lincoln is 3-1 when Johnson posts two or more sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. Lincoln got some further help from Jarmon Trotter Sr: he picked up a sack and made 22 total tackles.
A big part of Wilmer-Hutchins' victory came down to the chemistry between Tamajae McMillon and his top target Jaheim Cummings. McMillon rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while Cummings rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Ric'Keon Washington was another key player, picking up 144 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Lincoln will head out to square off against North Dallas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Kimball at 7:30 p.m. Kimball knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Wilmer-Hutchins likes a good challenge.
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