Lincoln has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the South Shore Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Lincoln is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 44 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Erasmus Hall on Friday. They lost 28-7 to the Dutchmen. While losing is never fun, the Railsplitters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Dutchmen are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, South Shore had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Utes 56-8. Considering the Vikings have won eight games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nicholas Cryus had an outrageously good game as he threw for 217 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
South Shore's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.7 points per game. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Lincoln took their win against South Shore in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 26-0. Will Lincoln repeat their success, or does South Shore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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