Lincoln Park has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Lane Tech Champions at 7:10 p.m. Lincoln Park's defense has only allowed 2.5 points per game this season, so Lane Tech's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lincoln Park's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Clark Prep/Austin Poly/Douglass as Lincoln Park made off with a 22-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech entered their contest against Whitney Young on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lane Tech and Whitney Young were almost perfectly matched up, but Lane Tech suffered a 14-13 loss.
Despite the defeat, Lane Tech got top-tier performance from Noah Mayra, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 36 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Mayra has posted since back in September of 2023.
Lincoln Park pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lane Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Lincoln Park might still be hurting after the 29-6 defeat they got from Lane Tech in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can Lincoln Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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