Bartlett has gone 8-2 against South Anchorage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Bartlett Golden Bears will host the South Anchorage Wolverines at 12:00 p.m.
Bartlett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Anchorage, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Bartlett was ranked fifth). Bartlett took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Anchorage on Saturday. The game marked the Golden Bears' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, South Anchorage hadn't done well against Bettye Davis East Anchorage recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. South Anchorage strolled past Bettye Davis East Anchorage with points to spare, taking the game 34-18. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
A big part of South Anchorage's victory came down to the chemistry between Cole Yarrington and his top target Landon Drumm. Yarrington threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt while Drumm picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Drumm showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 64 yards. Ethan Yarrington got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Bartlett's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for South Anchorage, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Bartlett strolled past South Anchorage in their previous matchup back in August by a score of 32-13. Does Bartlett have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Anchorage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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