Anaheim is 0-8 against Western since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Anaheim Colonists will venture away from home to challenge the Western Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Anaheim is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Savanna 53-18 at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Eduardo Guardado was a one-man wrecking crew for Anaheim as he rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Guardado a new career-high in rushing yards. Jason Garrett was another key player, rushing for 15 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Western, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 6th. They strolled past Banning with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 53-35. The Pioneers pushed the score to 41-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pilots cut but never quite recovered from.
Jj Amezcua was his usual excellent self, picking up 149 receiving yards and three touchdowns. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 149 receiving yards dating back to last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Anaheim and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Western, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2.
Anaheim was taken down by Western 54-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Anaheim avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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