Lincoln County is 7-2 against Loyola-Sacred Heart since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lincoln County Lions will challenge the Loyola-Sacred Heart Rams at 7:00 p.m. Lincoln County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Loyola-Sacred Heart likes a good challenge.
Lincoln County's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Fairfield/Augusta 35-0 at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Montana football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josh Lambertsen led the charge by rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Lambertsen a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rogan Lytle, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Loyola-Sacred Heart was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a 20-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson.
Lincoln County's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Loyola-Sacred Heart, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Lincoln County took their victory against Loyola-Sacred Heart in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 33-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln County 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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