The Lincoln Fighting Zebras will head out on the road to challenge the Bear River Bruins at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln's defense has only allowed 15.6 points per game this season, so Bear River's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lincoln's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Wheatland offense got past them. Lincoln fell to Wheatland 33-27. The loss was the Fighting Zebras' first of the season.
Lincoln might have lost, but man, Eli Duff was a machine: he threw for 196 yards and four touchdowns. Michael Neely was in the mix too, providing Lincoln with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bear River, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They had just enough and edged Oakmont out 24-21.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lincoln fell to 4-1. As for Bear River, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Lincoln's way against Bear River when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as Lincoln made off with a 33-13 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bear River's Calder Kunde, who picked up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Lincoln to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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