St. Augustine has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Lincoln Hornets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are at an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2014, but likely not for long.
Last Friday, St. Augustine was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 21-16 to Point Loma. That's two games in a row now that the Saints have lost by exactly five points.
Although St. Augustine took the loss, they still got scores from Pai Polamalu and Matthew Horne.
Even if they lost, St. Augustine's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Jonathan Chavez with two.
Meanwhile, Lincoln came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Dons 27-7. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Junior Curtis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Akili Smith Jr., who threw for 189 yards and a touchdown.
St. Augustine dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
St. Augustine was dealt a bruising 42-7 defeat at the hands of Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Augustine was down 28-0.
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