Lincoln and Moody are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Lincoln Golden Bears will venture away from home to take on the Moody Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lincoln has struggled recently with 12 losses in a row, while Moody will arrive with six straight wins.
Lincoln's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against St. Clair County on Friday. They took a blow against the Fighting Saints, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Fighting Saints are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Moody). They blew past Springville, posting a 56-13 victory on the road. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 24 points or more this season.
Moody's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kevin James led the charge by rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave James a new career-high in rushing yards. Josiah Dozier was in the mix as well, providing Moody with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Moody's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Bailey Abercombie was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Moody got some further help from Marshall Teofilo: he made 16 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Moody was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Moody, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Lincoln suffered a grim 28-3 defeat to Moody when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Lincoln, Blaine Burke (who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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