Football Preview: Haskell Indians vs. Anson Tigers
The Haskell Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Anson Tigers 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.
Haskell's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 52-0 victory over Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Haegen Pinkerton went supernova for Haskell, throwing for 202 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards. Pinkerton was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Haskell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Anson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 49-28 margin over Dublin. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Tigers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Haskell pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Anson, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Haskell and Anson were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Haskell came up empty-handed after a 21-20 loss. Can Haskell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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