Two dominant signal callers in Jeremiah Miller and Logan Renken are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lincoln Leopards will be playing in front of their home fans against the Little River Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Lincoln is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Clifton-Clyde, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Lincoln was ranked 21st). Lincoln took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clifton-Clyde on Friday. The Leopards' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, while Little River put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Solomon. Little River breezed by Solomon to the tune of 56-0. The result was nothing new for the Redskins, who have now won six contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Renken, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown on perfect 7-for-7 passing. Logan Schubert also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Lincoln's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Little River, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Lincoln was taken down by Little River 51-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Lincoln, Braxton Lafferty (who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries) 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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