Lincolnton is 1-9 against East Lincoln since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lincolnton Wolves will look to defend their home field against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 7:30 p.m.
Lincolnton came up short against North Lincoln on Friday, falling 41-20. Despite 83 more yards than the Knights, the Wolves couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Lincolnton got top-tier performance from Treylen Bost, who rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. With that strong performance, Bost is now averaging an impressive 124 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener last Friday. Everything went their way against Stuart W. Cramer as East Lincoln made off with a 47-24 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Storm are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grant Lawless, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Tj Griffin was Lawless' top target, picking up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was East Lincoln's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Kaleb Lauffer was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks, making five total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass. Messiah Thompson was another major factor on D, making seven total tackles and snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Lincolnton ended up a good deal behind East Lincoln when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 28-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Lincoln's Christopher Daley II, who rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Now that Lincolnton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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