The Lincoln Fighting Zebras will head out to challenge the Marysville Indians at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has six straight wins, Marysville has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Lincoln humbled Colfax with a 49-14 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Fighting Zebras' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Falcons are ranked 685th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brock Galer, who rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Galer's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Eli Duff was another key signal caller, throwing for 236 yards and three TDs on only 18 passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lincoln was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Lincoln didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremiah Anderson and Marcus Stacy.
Meanwhile, Marysville was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 29-28 to Oakmont.
Marysville now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Lincoln took their win against Marysville in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 35-14 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Zebras since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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