Lake Mead Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Lincoln County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lake Mead Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the Lincoln County Lynx at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lake Mead Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over White Pine. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Lake Mead Christian Academy wouldn't let White Pine keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Mead Christian Academy can thank Jayden Owens and Trystan Rudd for forcing both of them. Levi Schmidt was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, while Lincoln County put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for GV Christian. Lincoln County blew past GV Christian 41-0 on the road. Considering the Lynx have won four contests by more than 36 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rowdy Lloyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 30 yards and a touchdown. Those 120 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joey Padderatz, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Another reason for the win was Lincoln County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Kenyon Almaraz was especially locked on to GV Christian's QB and sacked him four times. Almaraz is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lake Mead Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Lincoln County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Lake Mead Christian Academy against Lincoln County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 58-6 win. In that match, Lake Mead Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 49-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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