The Anna Coyotes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Anna was able to grind out a solid win over Emerson, taking the game 44-31. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
Edward Chumley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 205 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.3 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Ziondre Williams, who threw for 204 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Liberty 64-7 at home. Considering the Wildcats have won five matchups by more than 27 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Walnut Grove's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hayes Hackney, who threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Hackney has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Newton, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Walnut Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cooper Stanton, Tony Schumacher, and Tate Strickland picked up one apiece. Leon Krasniqi was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The victory got Anna back to even at 3-3. As for Walnut Grove, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Everything came up roses for Anna against Walnut Grove when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-7 victory. Will Anna repeat their success, or does Walnut Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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