The Lincoln Trojans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mainland Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Two weeks ago, Lincoln blew past Rickards, posting a 48-9 win. Considering the Trojans have won seven games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Christian Sims Jr., who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Lincoln also got a significant boost from Tadarius Huggins, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
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 contests.
Meanwhile, Mainland waltzed into their matchup two weeks ago with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Sandcrabs 53-0. Give the Buccaneers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Sebastian Johnson went supernova for Mainland, throwing for 249 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Phillip Moore, who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
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. Myron Shafer was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Lincoln's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Mainland, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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