The Lincoln Lions will head out on the road to take on the Leigh Longhorns at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Lincoln is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Christopher on Thursday. They took a blow against the Cougars, falling 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Cougars are ranked 173rd).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Leigh's offense. They took a 14-0 bruising from Live Oak last Friday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Longhorns were not able to get on the board.
Lincoln now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Leigh, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Lincoln took a serious blow against Leigh in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 28-0. Thankfully for Lincoln, Shayan Shariat (who rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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