Lincoln waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Overfelt Royals 44-0 at home. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Lincoln had a senior duo take command as Cecile Giguere gained 155 total yards and three touchdowns and Aislin Seaton threw for 168 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of her passes. Seaton also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Giguere and Itzel Gonzalez, who racked up all five sacks between them. The dominant performance also gave Gonzalez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Overfelt, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-11-1.
Lincoln will be playing in front of their home fans against Pioneer at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Lincoln: 9.5, Pioneer: 12.7) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Overfelt, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Independence.
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