On Friday, South Anchorage faced West Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Anchorage Wolverines fell 23-16 to the West Anchorage Eagles. The defeat 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. South Anchorage got some further help from Gabe Fisher: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
South Anchorage's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for West Anchorage, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Anchorage will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bettye Davis East Anchorage at 3:00 p.m. on October 5th. West Anchorage also won't see the field for a while: their next contestis against Bartlett at 7:00 p.m. on October 5th.
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