The Lincoln County Lynx are taking a road trip to face off against the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lincoln County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
If Lincoln County beats Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon with 48 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Lincoln County blew past The Meadows School, posting a 48-0 victory at home. That's two games straight that the Lynx have won by exactly 48 points.
Lincoln County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rowdy Lloyd out in front who threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Lloyd a new career-high in rushing yards. Kalen Bart was Lloyd's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lincoln County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bart and Kavon Almaraz.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 52-12 loss at the hands of Cheyenne.
Although Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon took the loss, they still got scores from Damon Ameperosa and Andrew Campbell.
Even if they lost, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Simote Tupou. He also set a new season high mark in sacks with three.
Lincoln County's record now sits at 3-1. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Lincoln County against Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 42-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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