It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lincoln can now relate to. They took a 53-34 bruising from the Monterey Trail Mustangs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Mustangs are ranked 135th).
When it comes to explaining why Lincoln lost, don't look at Jordin Thomas. Despite the final result, he rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Thomas' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
D'ADRIEN SANDERS was his usual excellent self, rushing for 243 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry for Monterey Trail. Those 243 rushing yards gave SANDERS a new career-high. ODIE JEFFERSON also helped out as he racked up 112 rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Monterey Trail, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Monterey Trail has already played their next contest, a 45-20 loss against Oak Ridge on the 15th.
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