Chugiak hasn't had much luck against South Anchorage recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Chugiak Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the South Anchorage Wolverines at 2:00 p.m. Chugiak will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Chugiak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Eagle River, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Chugiak was ranked eighth). Chugiak took their contest at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Eagle River. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Isabel Sjostrand had an outrageously good game as she threw for 150 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Shelby Strange was Sjostrand's top target, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, South Anchorage waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They strolled past the Golden Bears with points to spare, taking the game 18-0. Give the Wolverines' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
The critical scores for South Anchorage came from Lexus Luff, Jillian Preston, and Preston.
The victory snapped Chugiak's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-8 record. As for South Anchorage, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Chugiak might still be hurting after the 20-0 loss they got from South Anchorage when the teams last played on September 3rd. Can Chugiak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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