Lincoln is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Coronado. The Lincoln Hornets breezed by the Coronado Cougars on the road to the tune of 51-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Aden Jackson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Isaiah Grant also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Lincoln's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Keontae Mcclay, Abdulahi Sharif, and Dameian Watkins Jr picked up one apiece. Mcclay is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Coronado's side was Jair Benjamin, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 517 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coronado only gained 242.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lincoln will square off against JSerra Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Coronado, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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