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| 10/25/24 - Home | 21-3 W |
| 10/27/23 - Home | 17-24 L |
| 09/01/23 - Home | 28-31 L |
| 09/02/22 - Away | 14-21 L |
| 09/23/21 - Home | 10-47 L |
| + 5 more games |
Lincoln Southeast and Lincoln East are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Knights will venture away from home to take on the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lincoln East will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Lincoln Southeast extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Knights blew past Benson 56-0. The Knights pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bunnies had no chance of recovering from.
Lincoln Southeast got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was DaThayedius Hartshorn-Harvey out in front who rushed for 67 yards and two TDs on only five carries. Another rusher making a difference was Will Headrick, who rushed for 80 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lincoln Southeast was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Lincoln Southeast didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaxon Fittje and Aisaiah Bollen.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln East). They breezed past Bryan to the tune of 41-0 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won five in a row.
Lincoln Southeast better focus on containing Turner Wilkie and Huxton Katt as the pair were huge in Lincoln East's win. Wilkie rushed for 50 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Katt gained 107 total yards and a touchdown. Landen Lingenfelter was in the mix as well, providing Lincoln East with one TD.
Lincoln Southeast's record is now 5-3. As for Lincoln East, their record now sits at an identical 5-3.
Lincoln Southeast strolled past Lincoln East when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 21-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team 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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