The Immaculata Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Lincoln Lions on Saturday. Immaculata is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.
Immaculata is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Snyder just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to the Tigers. The match marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Immaculata had strong showings from Cole Hayden, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and Daysir Spliie, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Hayden's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Immaculata was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 305 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Dwight Morrow, falling 42-19.
Having lost for the first time this season, Immaculata fell to 5-1. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Immaculata couldn't quite finish off Lincoln in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 and fell 32-30. Can Immaculata avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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