Football Preview: Chambers/Wheeler Central Renegades vs. Anselmo-Merna Coyotes
The Chambers/Wheeler Central Renegades will take on the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Anselmo-Merna is facing Chambers/Wheeler Central at the wrong time: Chambers/Wheeler Central suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were dealt a 57-26 loss at the hands of the Wolves. The Renegades have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Chambers/Wheeler Central got top-tier performance from Cooper Pokorny, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Pokorny's longest reception was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Mason Knox was another key player, picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Anselmo-Merna was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 68-20 loss at the hands of Central Valley. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Cougars are ranked ninth).
Even though they lost, Anselmo-Merna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Chambers/Wheeler Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Anselmo-Merna, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Chambers/Wheeler Central against Anselmo-Merna when the teams last played back in November of 2015, as the team secured a 56-24 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Anselmo-Merna's Troy Gilligan, who rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Chambers/Wheeler Central to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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