Dimond is 2-8 against West Anchorage since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Dimond Lynx will host the West Anchorage Eagles at 2:00 p.m. Dimond will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Dimond won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Linfield Christian 40-39. Given the Lynx's advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Alaska, while the Lions are ranked 543rd in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Dimond came from Josiah James, Everett Monteil, and Joey Savaiinaea.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dimond was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 412 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, West Anchorage slipped by Lathrop 21-20 on Saturday.
David Sanders went supernova for West Anchorage, picking up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dimond's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for West Anchorage, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Dimond came out on top in a nail-biter against West Anchorage in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Does Dimond have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Anchorage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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