Bettye Davis East Anchorage has gone 8-2 against South Anchorage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds will venture away from home to take on the South Anchorage Wolverines at 3:00 p.m.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Bettye Davis East Anchorage was ranked third). Bettye Davis East Anchorage lost 35-12 to Dimond on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 50 points in the game before, the Thunderbirds couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, South Anchorage earned a 28-21 win over Colony on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Anchorage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Douyon, who picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. Douyon also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making six total tackles (1.0 for loss). Landon Drumm also helped out with an impressive 94 receiving yards.
South Anchorage's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cole Yarrington and Kaedin Coleman. South Anchorage got some further help from Gabe Fisher: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
The defeat snapped Bettye Davis East Anchorage's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for South Anchorage, their record now sits at 3-4.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage couldn't quite finish off South Anchorage when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 14-12. Can Bettye Davis East Anchorage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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