Football Preview: Lovejoy Leopards vs. Anna Coyotes
Two dominant signal callers in Jacob Richard Janecek and Ziondre Williams are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lovejoy Leopards will head out on the road to challenge the Anna Coyotes at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Lovejoy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Anna likes a good challenge.
Lovejoy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Del Valle 45-21. The Leopards might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 24 points or more this season.
The critical scores for Lovejoy came from Andy Turnbow, Daylan McCutcheon, Ben Adams, and Richard Janecek.
Lovejoy wouldn't let Del Valle keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Judd Thompson led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Another thorn in Del Valle's side was RJ McIntosh, who made 14 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Anna had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.4 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They breezed by the Bulldogs to the tune of 56-21. The result was nothing new for the Coyotes, who have now won six matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
Anna relied on the efforts of Edward Chumley, who gained 225 total yards and three touchdowns, and Williams, who threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.8% of his passes. Chumley also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle. Ashton Ansley was another key player, picking up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Anna pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lovejoy, their record now sits at an identical 9-3.
Lovejoy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Anna in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 66-62 win. Will Lovejoy repeat their success, or does Anna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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