A victory for Vincennes Lincoln just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 35-12 to the Evansville Memorial Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Alices can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Tigers are ranked 21st).
When it comes to explaining why Vincennes Lincoln lost, don't look at Luke Lindsey. Despite the final result, he picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evansville Memorial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matthew Fisher, who threw for 289 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Fisher is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Luke Ellspermann did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 83 receiving yards.
Vincennes Lincoln now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Evansville Memorial, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Vincennes Lincoln will head out on the road to square off against Jasper at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Evansville Memorial, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Castle at 7:00 p.m. Evansville Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Castle likes a good challenge.
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