Football Preview: St. Clair County Fighting Saints vs. Lincoln Golden Bears
St. Clair County and Lincoln are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The St. Clair County Fighting Saints are taking a road trip to take on the Lincoln Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Clair County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
St. Clair County took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Springville 61-28 at home. The Fighting Saints' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
St. Clair County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Landyn Smith, who threw for 266 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. Smith is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Tra'Vell Jones was Smith's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Clair County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Jacksonville, falling 63-17. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 116th).
St. Clair County's record is now 3-4. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
St. Clair County was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 18-11. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Clair County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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