It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Anna can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lovejoy Leopards by a score of 52-49 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Coyotes have suffered since September 27th.
Edward Chumley and Ziondre Williams certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Chumley rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, while Williams threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Chumley has posted since back in October. Ace Traylor was in the mix too, providing Anna with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Anna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Anna didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Erik Bowen and Josiah Smith.
Lovejoy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ben Adams out in front who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Richard Janecek, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
The defeat snapped Anna's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 9-4 record. As for Lovejoy, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Anna does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lovejoy, they will face off against Argyle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lovejoy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last 11 contests.
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