Two dominant backs in Junior Curtis and Zamar Reese are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lincoln Hornets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the San Marcos Knights at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven games.
Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 51-41 victory over Poway.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Curtis and Luke Jorgensen. Curtis had a great game and rushed for 307 yards and three scores while picking up 15.4 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Jorgensen was balling out in the loss, rushing for 69 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 78 receiving yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln's defensive line and their four sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Jamari Sherell, Prince Tavizon, and Siosi Tuavao, who each picked up one sack apiece. Another thorn in Poway's side was Sherell, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, San Marcos beat Point Loma 24-14 on Friday.
Lincoln has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.9 points over those games. As for San Marcos, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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