Lincoln Southwest won the last time they faced Lincoln Northeast and Luke Mitchell did his part to make sure it happened again. The Silver Hawks blew past the Rockets 35-13 on Thursday for which the team can thank Mitchell, who rushed for 159 yards and three TDs on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
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On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln Southwest's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Evan Robinson and Tanner Schroder, who racked up four sacks between them. Schroder is becoming a predictor of Lincoln Southwest's success: when he posts at least one sack the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
Lincoln Northeast's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian McDonald, who picked up 99 receiving yards and one touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Lincoln Southwest and bumps their season record up to 2-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 8.6 yards per carry in those games compared to only 2.58 in the others. As for Lincoln Northeast, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Lincoln Southwest wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 44-7 defeat against Bellevue West on the 10th. As for Lincoln Northeast, they have also already played their next matchup, a 63-0 victory against Buena Vista on the 9th.
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