The West Anchorage Eagles will take on the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears on Saturday. West Anchorage is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
West Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bartlett, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (West Anchorage was ranked third). West Anchorage came out on top against Bartlett by a score of 28-20 on Saturday. 28 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
West Anchorage's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Jethro De Castro and Ariel Sanchez. De Castro threw for 164 yards and a touchdown while Sanchez picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
West Anchorage wouldn't let Bartlett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Anchorage can thank Riley Sereyko and Christian Faletoi for forcing both of them. Faletoi is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Juneau-Douglas came into Friday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Colony 42-6 on the road.
West Anchorage is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Juneau-Douglas, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
West Anchorage won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in September, slipping by Juneau-Douglas 28-27. Does West Anchorage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Juneau-Douglas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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