The Compass Academy Cougars will face off against the Anthony Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Compass Academy will be strutting in after a win while Anthony will be coming in after a loss.
Compass Academy will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Crane, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. The Cougars came out on top against the Cranes by a score of 13-6 on Friday.
A big part of Compass Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Kasen Smart and his top target Braxton Morris. Smart rushed for 79 yards and one TD while Morris picked up 101 receiving yards and one touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Compass Academy's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Keegan Walker and Jacob Bartlett, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Anthony ended up a good deal behind Alpine on Friday and lost 41-22. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bucks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Although Anthony took the loss, they still got scores from Anthony Sanchez, Joey VanErt, and Reyes Ontiveros.
Compass Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Anthony, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Compass Academy against Anthony when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 43-13 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Wildcats' Lorenzo Orozco, who rushed for 145 yards, and also threw for 171 yards on 11 of 28 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for the Cougars to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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