Anaheim is 0-8 against Western since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Anaheim Colonists will face off against the Western Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Anaheim is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-18 win over Savanna. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Eduardo Guardado had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jason Garrett was another key player, rushing for 15 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Anaheim's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Savanna's QB won't forget Leiden Sisifo anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Sisifo also set a new season high mark in sacks with three.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Anaheim was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Western, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 6th. They took down Banning 53-35 two weeks ago. 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 win made it two in a row for Anaheim and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Western, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Anaheim has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 150.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Western has preferred to attack from the air: they average 295.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Anaheim took a serious blow against Western in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 54-0. Can Anaheim avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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