St. Mary is 9-0 against Lincoln since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Mary's Rams will welcome the Lincoln Trojans at 7:15 p.m. One thing working in St. Mary's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
Last Friday, St. Mary's blew past Tracy, posting a 45-14 win. Considering the Rams have won four matches by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Mary's to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kenneth Moore Iii, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Moses Alexander was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Mary's defense and their six sacks. Tracy's QB won't forget Manaalii Danielson anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was able to grind out a solid victory over Lodi on Friday, taking the game 38-27. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Jordin Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Lincoln's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
St. Mary's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Everything went St. Mary's way against Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as St. Mary's made off with a 54-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Thomas, who rushed for 255 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Mary's still be able to contain Thomas? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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