Football Preview: South Anchorage Wolverines vs. Chugiak Mustangs
South Anchorage is 3-0 against Chugiak since September of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The South Anchorage Wolverines will welcome the Chugiak Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Anchorage has four straight wins, Chugiak has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bartlett, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (South Anchorage was ranked first). South Anchorage's defense stepped up to hand Bartlett an 18-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give the Wolverines' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
The critical scores for South Anchorage came from Lexus Luff, Jillian Preston, and Preston.
South Anchorage's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Luff, Maleah Robinson, Niveah Heartwell, and Heartwell picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Chugiak was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 12-7 to West Anchorage.
Despite the defeat, Chugiak saw an underclassman step up: Isabel Sjostrand rushed for 89 yards, and also threw for 170 yards on only 12 passes. That's the most rushing yards Sjostrand has posted since back in August.
South Anchorage's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Chugiak, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Everything went South Anchorage's way against Chugiak when the teams last played on September 3rd, as South Anchorage made off with a 20-0 win. Does South Anchorage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chugiak turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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