Gadsden County had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-5 to make it five. They took a 30-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln Trojans. The Jaguars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Despite the loss, Gadsden County still got an impressive performance from Ashton Callahan, who rushed for 118 yards and one touchdown on only 15 carries.
As for Lincoln, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 6.1 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.6 in the others.
Lincoln had a senior duo take command as Tadarius Huggins rushed for 113 yards and one score and Taylor Jacobs Jr threw for 121 yards and one TD while completing 71.4% of his passes. Jacobs Jr's passing game has become a key predictor of the Trojans' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Will Tawney was in the mix too, providing Lincoln with two touchdowns.
Coming up, Gadsden County will be playing at home against Florida State University High School at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Jaguars will be up against the Seminoles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35.67 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Lincoln, they will head out to take on Chiles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans' defense better be ready for this one: the Timberwolves have averaged an impressive 30 points per game this season.
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