Lincoln is 0-4 against St. Mary since September of 2023 but things could change on Wednesday. The Lincoln Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the St. Mary's Rams at 7:30 p.m.
Lincoln is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lodi on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lincoln took a blow against Lodi, falling 40-8. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Flames are ranked 93rd).
Tracy typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday St. Mary's proved too difficult a challenge. They snuck past the Bulldogs with an 18-12 win.
It was another big night for Victory Bragg, who threw for 410 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.2% of her passes. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Mila Townsend.
St. Mary's didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Presley DaCruz led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for St. Mary's, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Lincoln took a serious blow against St. Mary's when the teams last played back in September, falling 48-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bragg, who threw for 385 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt. Now that Lincoln knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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