Football Preview: Anaconda Copperheads vs. Lincoln County Lions
Anaconda hasn't had much luck against Lincoln County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Anaconda Copperheads will venture away from home to square off against the Lincoln County Lions at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Anaconda focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Anaconda is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Loyola-Sacred Heart on Friday. They lost 28-6 to the Rams.
Lincoln County never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Whitehall/Harrison last Thursday. They blew past the Trojans, posting a 38-0 victory on the road. The contest marked the Lions' most dominant win of the season.
Rogan Lytle was his usual excellent self, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 180 yards and a touchdown.
Lincoln County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lytle and Tyce Van Orden. What's more, Van Orden also racked up six rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
Anaconda's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Lincoln County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Anaconda took a serious blow against Lincoln County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 56-0. Thankfully for Anaconda, Aj Truman (who threw for 181 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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