Two dominant signal callers in Grant Lawless and Ely Hamrick are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East Lincoln Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Crest Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-15 victory over West Henderson. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Andrew Viers and Jaxon Dollar were among the main playmakers for East Lincoln as the former rushed for 77 yards and one score and the latter picked up 103 receiving yards and one touchdown. Viers showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 69 yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something East Lincoln proved: they limited West Henderson to a paltry 1.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Kaleb Lauffer for the heroic effort on defense: he. East Lincoln hasn't allowed more than 6.1 yards per carry in three consecutive contests.
Ethan King
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East Lincoln didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mikese Watkins and Ethan King. King has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. East Lincoln got some further help from Lauffer: he picked up 2.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Crest was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Concord 69-6. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-3.
A big part of Crest's win came down to the chemistry between Brock Melton and his top target Michael Edwards. Melton threw for 62 yards and a pair of TDs while Edwards picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns. That's the most receiving touchdowns Edwards has posted since back in September of 2024.
East Lincoln's record is now 10-1. As for Crest, their record now sits at 9-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. East Lincoln has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 277.4 passing yards per game. Crest, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 163.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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