Two dominant backs in Jake Funderburg and Aden Jackson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cathedral Catholic Dons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lincoln Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Cathedral Catholic: 11, Lincoln: 13.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Cathedral Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on La Costa Canyon with a sharp 27-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won eight games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Lincoln ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They snuck past Mission Hills with a 13-7 win. The victory was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Lincoln's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Junior Curtis, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Lincoln also got a significant boost from Jackson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
Lincoln didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaac Turner and Isaiah Bartolome. Bartolome also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.3 points per game. As for Cathedral Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Cathedral Catholic suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Lincoln when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Curtis, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Cathedral Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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