Lincoln Christian had already won four in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines 55-19 at home. This was payback for the Crusaders, who suffered a 56-12 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Truman Paulsen had an outrageously good game as he threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Lincoln Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Wilber-Clatonia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Lincoln Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wilber-Clatonia, they will challenge Milford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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