The Lovejoy Leopards will venture away from home to square off against the Anna Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lovejoy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Liberty for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-0 victory at home. The Leopards pushed the score to 56-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Redhawks had no chance of recovering from.
Jacob Janecek and Ben Adams were among the main playmakers for Lovejoy as the former threw for 246 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes and the latter gained 166 total yards and three touchdowns. Zach Jones was in the mix too, providing Lovejoy with two touchdowns.
Lovejoy wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Aston Whiteside, Owen Magee, and Ty Smith picked up one apiece. Whiteside is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Anna was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Gunter 55-28 at home. With the Coyotes ahead 48-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Ziondre Williams was a one-man wrecking crew for Anna as he threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Another player making a difference was Edward Chumley, who gained 115 total yards and a touchdown.
Lovejoy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Anna, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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