The Lincoln County Falcons have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Centennial Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln County's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Columbia Central's usually-dominant defense. Lincoln County was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Columbia Central. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Falcons have posted against the Lions since October 7, 2016.
Lincoln County found their leader in sophomore Carsen Carter, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Carter also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles and defending two passes.
Lincoln County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Broden England and Trashawn Jean. England has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Centennial made sure to put some points up on the board against Hillsboro on Friday. Centennial blew past Hillsboro, posting a 38-9 win.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Lincoln County, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Lincoln County was taken down by Centennial 42-7 when the teams last played back in August of 2022. Thankfully for Lincoln County, Brendan Jones (who threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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