Lodi is 0-10 against Lincoln since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Lodi Flames will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincoln Trojans at 7:15 p.m.
Lodi is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Kimball on Friday. They were beaten by the Jaguars 35-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Tracy by a score of 28-21 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Trojans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
It was another big night for Jordin Thomas, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101 rushing yards per game.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lincoln's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Fallon Barquett and Christian Bayaoa, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them. Barquett also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Kendrick Davis was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 15 total tackles, and defending a pass.
Lodi's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Things could have been worse for Lodi, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-26 loss to Lincoln in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thomas, who rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Now that Lodi 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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