Football Preview: Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate vs. Lincoln County Lynx
The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate will face off against the Lincoln County Lynx at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Cheyenne on Friday. They were dealt a 52-12 defeat at the hands of the Desert Shields.
Although Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon took the loss, they still got scores from Damon Ameperosa and Andrew Campbell.
Even if they lost, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Simote Tupou. He also set a new season high mark in sacks with three.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They beat The Meadows School by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 48-0. The Lynx might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 37 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rowdy Lloyd, who threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Lloyd a new career-high in rushing yards. Kalen Bart was Lloyd's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Lincoln County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bart and Kavon Almaraz.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lincoln County, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was taken down by Lincoln County 42-12 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, Kristian Johnson (who rushed for 122 yards and three 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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