West Lincoln and Lincolnton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The West Lincoln Rebels will take on the Lincolnton Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Lincoln comes in on three and Lincolnton on five.
Last Friday, West Lincoln earned a 13-6 victory over East Burke. The 13-point effort marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
West Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 270 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lincolnton hadn't done well against Maiden recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lincolnton slipped by Maiden 20-19.
Lincolnton found their leader in sophomore Rashad Lynch, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Lynch a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Treylen Bost, who rushed for 105 yards.
West Lincoln has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Lincolnton, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. West Lincoln has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 265.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lincolnton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
West Lincoln couldn't quite finish off Lincolnton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 19-17. Thankfully for West Lincoln, Andre Bost (who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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