Two dominant backs in Kenneth Brown and Aiden Mejia are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lincoln Tigers will face off against the Verdugo Hills Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln will be strutting in after a victory while Verdugo Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
Lincoln will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 26-point they dealt Marshall on Friday. Lincoln blew past Marshall 33-7. The contest marked the Tigers' most dominant win of the season.
Lincoln had a senior duo take command as Marvin Gomez rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Brown rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Lincoln didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Alejandro Cervantes led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 81.
Meanwhile, a victory for Verdugo Hills just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of North Hollywood. The Dons haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Verdugo Hills saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mejia rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Verdugo Hills wouldn't let North Hollywood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Verdugo Hills can thank Jack Ifrate and Rey Flores for forcing both of them. Another thorn in North Hollywood's side was Ben Love, who made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Lincoln's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Verdugo Hills, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
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