Football Preview: Anna Coyotes vs. Emerson Mavericks
The Anna Coyotes will square off against the Emerson Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Anna will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Independence on Friday. Anna simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Independence 70-29 at home. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Knights are ranked 632nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ziondre Williams was his usual excellent self, throwing for 287 yards and six touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 52 yards. Edward Chumley also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emerson). They took their match on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 60-6 victory over Liberty. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won three contests by 38 points or more so far this season.
Emerson's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Presha Allen, who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Allen showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 66 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of William Wells, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Emerson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Anna's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Emerson, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
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