Football Game Preview: Stapleton vs. Anselmo-Merna

By Staff Report Sep 22, 2016, 7:36am

Friday, 12:00 AM

This week, Stapleton (1 - 3) and Anselmo-Merna (1 - 3) square off against each other on Friday . If Stapleton wants to avoid dropping the game, it will first need to focus on holding onto the ball (the team had three turnovers last game).

Last week, Anselmo-Merna took on Central Valley. Anselmo-Merna's offense came in ready to rumble, putting up 20 points in the first half. That put it at a 20 - 0 advantage. The offense continued to do well in the second half, scoring 22 points. At the end of the day, Anselmo-Merna walked away with a breezy 42 - 14 win.

As for Stapleton, it wasn't able to scrape together any points last week, falling to Wauneta-Palisade 27 - 0. Stapleton might be looking to mix in more passes into its game plan, as the team stuck to the run for the vast majority of its plays.

We'll find out if Stapleton can steal Anselmo-Merna's luck or if Anselmo-Merna records another victory instead.



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