South Anchorage and Dimond are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The South Anchorage Wolverines will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Dimond Lynx at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Wasilla, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (South Anchorage was ranked 13th). South Anchorage sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 28-25 win over Wasilla on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Anchorage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Drumm, who picked up 139 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards. Drumm also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Ethan Yarrington was another key rusher, rushing for 133 yards while picking up 8.3 yards per carry.
South Anchorage was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 470 total yards. That's the most total yards they've managed all season.
South Anchorage wouldn't let Wasilla keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Korbin Pester, Gabe Fisher, and Drumm picked up one apiece. Pester also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles. South Anchorage got some further help from Thomas Jones: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Dimond put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past West Anchorage with points to spare, taking the game 29-12. The matchup marked the Lynx's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Dimond's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Alex Borke, Caleb Cooke, and Josiah James picked up one apiece. That's the most total yards Borke has posted since back in September of 2023.
The win got South Anchorage back to even at 2-2. As for Dimond, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
South Anchorage came up short against Dimond in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 24-19. Will South Anchorage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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