Lincoln is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Ypsilanti a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Lincoln Railsplitters will welcome the Ypsilanti Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Lincoln ended up a good deal behind Dexter and lost 41-23. While losing is never fun, the Railsplitters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Dreadnaughts are ranked 52nd).
Despite the loss, Lincoln saw an underclassman step up: Sam Bentley threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score.
Meanwhile, everything went Ypsilanti's way against Hamady on Friday as Ypsilanti made off with a 47-22 victory.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Ypsilanti, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-5.
Lincoln strolled past Ypsilanti when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 31-14. Will Lincoln repeat their success, or does Ypsilanti have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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