Lowell hasn't had much luck against Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Lowell Cardinals will face off against the Lincoln Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lincoln better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lowell really get things going. Lowell breezed by Washington to the tune of 42-15 on Saturday. With that win, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 27.5 points per game.
Angelo Ornelas-Rafael had an outrageously good game as he threw for 380 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of Ornelas-Rafael's aerial production (150 yards to be exact) went to Bassam Ly.
Lowell wouldn't let Washington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lowell can thank Kaiden Nguyen and Alex Li for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Lincoln waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Pumas an 84-0 shutout. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 508th, while the Pumas are ranked 1037th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Michael Washington, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was ANDRIAS ALLANIGUE, who threw for 33 yards and three touchdowns.
The victory made it two in a row for Lowell and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Lincoln, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Lowell came up short against Lincoln when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 21-13. Can Lowell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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