Football Preview: Lincoln Lions vs. Oak Grove Eagles
The Lincoln Lions are on the road again on Thursday to play the Oak Grove Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lincoln is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Leigh on Friday. Lincoln fell 24-14 to Leigh. While the Lions had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Longhorns 7-3.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 43-20 to Christopher. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 816th, while the Cougars are ranked 198th).
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Oak Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Lincoln lost to Oak Grove on the road by a decisive 22-7 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Lincoln avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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