It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pittsburg can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lincoln Hornets by a score of 28-26 on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Pirates have let down their home crowd.
Akili Smith Jr. was his usual excellent self, throwing for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, while also rushing for 40 yards and one touchdown for Lincoln. Lincoln also got a significant boost from Junior Curtis, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 119 yards.
Pittsburg's loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3. As for Lincoln, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
As of now, neither Pittsburg nor Lincoln have any future games scheduled.
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