The Lincoln Trojans and the Rickards Raiders are set to duel on Friday. Lincoln will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Lincoln's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Eau Gallie's usually-dominant defense. Lincoln put the hurt on Eau Gallie with a sharp 38-17 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lincoln's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Christian Sims Jr., who rushed for 106 yards on only nine carries, and Tadarius Huggins, who gained 128 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Huggins a new career-high in rushing yards (111).
Lincoln wouldn't let Eau Gallie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lincoln can thank Quinn Gray Jr and Kendrick Scott for forcing both of them. Gray Jr has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Rickards was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Arnold by a score of 16-14.
Rickards might have lost, but man, Karlise Price was a machine: he rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Price is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game.
Rickards didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Myles Knight and Carlos Rolle. Rickards got some further help from Jakobe Gilbert: he picked up a sack, made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Rickards, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lincoln has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 169.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rickards struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Lincoln against Rickards when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 36-7 win. Does Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rickards turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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