Football Recap: Elijah Gutz's Menacing Defense Leads Lincoln East over Lincoln Southwest

Lincoln East and Lincoln Southwest faced off in a cross-town battle on Friday. The Spartans never let the Silver Hawks get on the board and left with a 20-0 win. Considering the Spartans have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

The critical scores for Lincoln East came from Landen Lingenfelter, Sam Sutko, and Najee Brown.

Lincoln East didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Lincoln Southwest to a completion percentage of just 31.8%. That defensive display was nothing new: the Spartans have limited their opponent to a lower and lower completion percentage in three consecutive contests.

Lincoln East's defense didn't let Thatcher Shelton., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Elijah Gutz was especially locked on to Lincoln Southwest's QB and sacked him twice. Lingenfelter got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

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Previous Games

09/19/25 - Away	20-0 W
09/19/24 - Home	21-10 W
09/08/23 - Home	28-7 W
09/09/22 - Away	17-31 L
09/13/19 - Home	41-7 W
+ 2 more games

Lincoln East's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lincoln Southwest, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Looking ahead, Lincoln East will host Kearney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Spartans' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Lincoln Southwest, they will face off against South Sioux City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cardinals will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.