Anson entered their contest against Hawley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Anson Tigers lost to the Hawley Bearcats at home by a 26-7 margin. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Allyn Barker had an outrageously good game for Hawley as he rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Barker a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Keagan Ables, who threw for 183 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Anson and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Hawley, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Anson will challenge Stamford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Stamford's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Hawley, they will square off against Olney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hawley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.5 points per game this season.
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