Football Preview: Niceville Eagles vs. Lincoln Trojans
The Niceville Eagles will square off against the Lincoln Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Niceville will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Niceville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Ponte Vedra 21-20. The 21-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Lincoln came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Golden Eagles , sneaking past 16-13.
Tadarius Huggins was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 143 yards while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Those 143 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.4 points per game. As for Niceville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Niceville came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in October, sneaking past 38-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lincoln's Christian Sims Jr., who threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Niceville still be able to contain Sims Jr.? There's only one way to find out.
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