Football Preview: Ansonia Tigers vs. Preble Shawnee Arrows
Ansonia is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Preble Shawnee is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Ansonia Tigers will host the Preble Shawnee Arrows at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Ansonia took on Tri-County North on Friday. Ansonia simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tri-County North 52-7 at home.
Meanwhile, while Preble Shawnee put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Arcanum. Preble Shawnee breezed by Arcanum on the road to the tune of 34-0. The 34-point effort marked the Arrows' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Isaac Blankenship was his usual excellent self, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 110 receiving yards. Those 78 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Preble Shawnee's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Nolan Earles was the leader with two.
Ansonia's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Preble Shawnee, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Everything came up roses for Ansonia against Preble Shawnee when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Preble Shawnee's Lane Lovely, who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ansonia still be able to contain Lovely? There's only one way to find out.
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