The matchup between Lincoln and Kimball on Friday hardly resembled the 14-9 effort from their previous meeting. The Lincoln Trojans fell just short of the Kimball Jaguars by a score of 48-45. The Trojans gained 155 more yards on the day, but it was the Jaguars that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Lincoln still got an impressive performance from Jordin Thomas, who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Thomas is becoming a predictor of Lincoln's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Lincoln also got help from Terrence Hampton, who showed off his sure hands for 116 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Jermaine Nance was his usual excellent self, rushing for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry for Kimball. Nance's longest rush was for an incredible 93 yards. Richard Sandoval was another key player, throwing for 79 yards and three touchdowns.
Lincoln has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Kimball, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Lincoln and Edison are set to duel on Friday. Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season. As for Kimball, they will take on St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in St. Mary's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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