The Melissa Cardinals will take on the Lovejoy Leopards at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Melissa is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
While Melissa's win against Anna wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Melissa skirted past Anna 21-18.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lovejoy beat Anna 66-62 last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Leopards.
Jacob Janecek was his usual excellent self, throwing for 311 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Zane Kuzenski was Janecek's top target, picking up 174 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lovejoy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Melissa's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lovejoy, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Melissa suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Lovejoy when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Melissa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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