Football Preview: Normal University Pioneers vs. Lincoln Railsplitters
The Normal University Pioneers will square off against the Lincoln Railsplitters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Normal University's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lincoln has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Normal University will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against MacArthur on Friday. Normal University breezed by MacArthur at home to the tune of 48-7. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-0.
Alek Weiland was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Normal University also got help from AJ Holden, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Lincoln was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were beaten by Rochester 63-7. The loss was the Railsplitters' first of the season.
Normal University now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lincoln, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Everything went Normal University's way against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Normal University made off with a 49-28 win. Does Normal University have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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