The Anson Tigers will face off against the Stamford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Stamford is facing Anson at the wrong time: Anson suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost to the Bearcats at home by a 26-7 margin. The Tigers have struggled against the Bearcats recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Stamford put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over Cisco. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Kaston Vega continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 109 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Stamford wouldn't let Cisco keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Stamford can thank Stetson Campbell and Cle Whitfield for forcing both of them. Stamford got some further help from Taegen Pimpton: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Stamford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Anson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Stamford, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Anson was dealt a bruising 41-7 loss at the hands of Stamford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stamford's Christian Duran, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 202 yards on only 16 passes. Now that Anson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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