Football Preview: Sioux City East Black Raiders vs. Lincoln Railsplitters
Sioux City East is 3-0 against Lincoln since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sioux City East Black Raiders will welcome the Lincoln Railsplitters at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Sioux City East's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Lincoln has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Sioux City East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Lincoln 63-35 on the road. Considering the Black Raiders have won three matches by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Lincoln's offense. They were outmatched by Waukee at home and fell 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Railsplitters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Warriors are ranked 28th).
Sioux City East is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Sioux City East against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 45-18 win. Will Sioux City East repeat their success, or does Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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