Okemos unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by the Lincoln Railsplitters and fell 42-14.
Although Okemos took the loss, they still got scores from Blake Burke and Charlie Folino.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed eight in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Folino, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Tyrese French had a dynamite game For Lincoln., rushing for 181 yards and four TDs while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Okemos will welcome Union at 7:00 p.m. on the 5th. As for Lincoln, they will head out on the road to face off against Ypsilanti at 7:00 p.m. on the 5th. The game will give the Railsplitters their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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