Sioux City East is 6-0 against Lincoln since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sioux City East Black Raiders will take on the Lincoln Lynx at 7:00 p.m. Sioux City East's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Lincoln's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sioux City East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Southeast Polk on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-3 loss at the hands of the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Black Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Rams are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, the Lynx entered their tilt with the Railsplitters on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 41-7 victory over the Railsplitters at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Entienne Higgins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 182 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. Grant Hughey was in the mix too, providing the Lynx with a touchdown.
Sioux City East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for the Lynx, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Sioux City East took their victory against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 48-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sioux City East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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