Lincolnton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by the East Lincoln Mustangs 52-14. The Wolves were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Lincolnton took the loss, they still got scores from Trashad Lineberger and Richard ?RJ? Lynch.
Grant Lawless went supernova for East Lincoln, throwing for 293 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 50 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Jackson Beam was Lawless' top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lincolnton's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for East Lincoln, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Lincolnton will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bunker Hill at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. The two teams have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 3-3 against one another since October of 2014. As for East Lincoln, they will square off against Forestview at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Lincoln will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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