It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lincoln can now relate to. They fell 42-35 to the Washington Eagles on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (34), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Roy Mertz had an outrageously good game for Washington as he threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards. Mertz's passing game has become a key predictor of the Eagles' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. Henry Sanchez-Tapia was in the mix too, providing Washington with two scores.
Lincoln has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Washington, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Washington, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Balboa at 11:00 a.m. on the 27th. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Buccaneers have now posted at least 31 points in their last seven matchups.
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