After each having a week off, the Mainland Buccaneers and the Lincoln Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln is hoping to do what Seabreeze couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Mainland's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Mainland's defense stepped up to hand Seabreeze a 53-0 shutout. With that victory, the Buccaneers brought their scoring average up to 27.9 points per game.
Sebastian Johnson had an outrageously good game as he threw for 249 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Kwasie Kwaku Jr got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Mainland wouldn't let Seabreeze keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mainland can thank Tamaj Woodard and Jahmeen Rolle for forcing both of them. Woodard also made six total tackles, which is notable because Mainland is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 3-4 otherwise. Mainland got some further help from Myron Shafer: he made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lincoln took their contest two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 48-9 win over Rickards. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Raiders are ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Sims Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Kabran Paul was Sims Jr.'s top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.7 points per game. As for Mainland, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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