Football Preview: Eagle River Wolves vs. Wasilla Warriors
The Eagle River Wolves will venture away from home to challenge the Wasilla Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Soldotna, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Eagle River was ranked ninth). Eagle River was outmatched by Soldotna on the road and fell 40-7. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 20-0.
Meanwhile, Wasilla was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Lathrop, falling 58-14. The Warriors were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Wasilla wouldn't let Lathrop keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wasilla can thank Aidan Perez and Dylan Redick for forcing both of them.
This is the second loss in a row for Eagle River and nudges their season record down to 3-4. As for Wasilla, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Eagle River came out on top in a nail-biter against Wasilla in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, sneaking past 13-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagle River since the squad 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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