The South Anchorage Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the Colony Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Anchorage, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (South Anchorage was ranked 13th). South Anchorage fell 23-16 to West Anchorage on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Although South Anchorage took the loss, they still got scores from Taylor Vojtasek and Cole Yarrington.
Even if they lost, South Anchorage's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Thomas Jones was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in West Anchorage's side was Gabe Fisher, who picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Colony was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 41-21 to Service.
South Anchorage's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
South Anchorage was able to grind out a solid win over Colony in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 31-23. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Anchorage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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