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| 08/22/25 - Home | 21-20 W |
| 08/27/20 - Home | 6-24 L |
| 08/30/19 - Away | 14-31 L |
Lincoln County took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Friday. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Marshall County Tigers 21-20. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 24-6 victory the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2020.
Carsen Carter had a dynamite game, rushing for 83 yards and three touchdowns. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Cayden Maxwell helped out on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marshall County only rushed for 18 rushing yards.
Marshall County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyler Thompson, who punched in two rushing scores, and Tot Gardner, who gained 109 total yards.
Looking ahead, Lincoln County is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on Independence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Marshall County, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Shelbyville Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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