The Forestview Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, Forestview lost to Freedom at home by a 26-7 margin. The Jaguars were down 26-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Christian Holland put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for East Lincoln on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Lincolnton out of the water with a 52-14 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Grant Lawless was a one-man wrecking crew for East Lincoln as he threw for 293 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed 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.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Lincoln was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 568 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincolnton only gained 253.
Forestview dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Lincoln, their record now sits at 2-0.
Forestview was taken down by East Lincoln 39-8 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Lincoln's Christopher Daley Ii, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Forestview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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