Football Preview: Start Spartans vs. Anthony Wayne Generals
The Start Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Anthony Wayne Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Start will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Start is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 36-14 margin over Scott on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Anthony Wayne's and Napoleon's matchup on Friday was close at halftime, but Anthony Wayne turned on the heat in the second half with 22 points. Everything went Anthony Wayne's way against Napoleon as Anthony Wayne made off with a 35-10 win. The victory was just business as usual For the Generals, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
Grant Kinnee was his usual excellent self, rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 138 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Anthony Wayne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Anthony Wayne's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aiden Lohmeyer and Billy Cousino who racked up four sacks between them. Cousino also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
The win got Start back to even at 2-2. As for Anthony Wayne, their record now sits at 4-0.
Start was dealt a bruising 41-6 loss at the hands of Anthony Wayne in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Start avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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