After soaring to 55 points the game before, Lincoln was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a blow against the Northgate Broncos, falling 39-12. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Lincoln had strong showings from Myles Hamlin, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and Michael Washington, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hamlin a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lincoln fell to 2-1. As for Northgate, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lincoln will welcome Galileo at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lincoln is facing Galileo at the right time seeing as Galileo is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Northgate, they will square off against Las Lomas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Las Lomas knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Northgate likes a good challenge.
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