The Lions defeated the Saints 16-14 to move themselves into a four way tie for 1st in the league. #23 Gabe Florez, the running back for Lincoln,  however was unsatisfied with the performance, “We need to come out stronger offensively, our passing game needs to be improved a lot…”, after being asked how the team played in their win against the Santa Teresa Saints. Lions were scoreless in the first quarter against the Saints. Running game was successful for Lions as they were able to gain a total of 310 rushing yards, but failed to gain any passing yards throughout the game.

“We need to come out how we do every game with the same confidence and  play strong all game long” said #23 Gabe, when told Lincoln was in a four way tied for 1st in the league.

Check out these tweets from our win against the Santa Teresa Saints:

Lions score! #23 Gabe Florez scores for Lincoln to tie the game at 7-7 in the 2nd quarter time at 5:48

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) October 7, 2017

#23 Gabe Florez runs in Lincoln’s first touchdown of the game to tie in the 2nd quarter

#28 Isaac Juarez puts Lincoln in the lead 14-7 in the 3rd quarter with the time at 4:19

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) October 7, 2017

#28 Isaac Juarez was able to rush in a leading touchdown for the Lions in the 3rd quarter

Lions able to get themselves a safety in the 4th quarter score is 16-7 with 7:13

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) October 7, 2017

Lions defense was able to stack 2 more points with a safety to extend their lead in the 4th quarter

LIONS WIN IT❕For their 2nd win of the season against Santa Teresa Saints with the score of 16-14.

— Lincoln Lion Tales (@LHSLionTales) October 7, 2017

Lions win their 2nd win of the season against the Santa Teresa Saints

Come out and support the Lincoln Lions as they play home against the Oak Grove Eagles  this Friday October 20th, 2017 at 7 pm!