The Colony Knights will challenge the West Anchorage Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Colony is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Things were looking good for Colony after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 15-3 to Bartlett. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Anchorage). They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 44-8 victory over Juneau-Douglas. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Crimson Bears recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
West Anchorage's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Things could have been worse for Colony, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-16 loss to West Anchorage when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Eagles' Manny Maga, who rushed for 168 yards and one score, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and one TD. Now that the Knights know 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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