The Dimond Lynx will square off against the Bartlett Golden Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dimond is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Dimond is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who was ranked 14th at the time (Dimond was ranked 15th). The Lynx fell 24-20 to the Thunderbirds on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the Lynx's fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Dimond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Everett Monteil and Caleb Cooke.
Meanwhile, Bartlett was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Colony by a score of 15-3. The Golden Bears haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
A big part of Bartlett's win came down to the chemistry between Tatum Pogtis and his top target Colt Jardine. Pogtis threw for 185 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Jardine gained 185 total yards and two touchdowns. Jardine's longest reception was for an incredible 94 yards.
Bartlett didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Colony to a completion percentage of just 27.8%. The Golden Bears hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.39 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Bartlett's record now sits at 5-2. As for Dimond, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Dimond came up short against Bartlett in their previous meeting back in August, falling 12-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Golden Bears' Salvation Tyrell, who rushed for 91 yards and one score on only six carries. Now that the Lynx 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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