Melissa has gone 4-0 against Anna recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Melissa Cardinals will be playing at home against the Anna Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. Melissa will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Melissa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 70-13 victory over Liberty. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won three matchups by 39 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Anna was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 66-62 to Lovejoy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on September 6th (55), the Coyotes still had to take the loss.
Anna's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ziondre Williams, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns, and Edward Chumley, who gained 206 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Chumley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Anna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Anna wouldn't let Lovejoy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chumley was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Melissa pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Anna, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Melissa against Anna when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 51-19 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Anna's Breezy Dubar, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Melissa to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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