Football Preview: Hanks Knights vs. Andress Eagles
Hanks hasn't had much luck against Andress recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hanks Knights will challenge the Andress Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Hanks knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Andress likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, everything went Hanks' way against Horizon as Hanks made off with a 42-21 win. The Knights pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Scorpions cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Hanks' victory came down to the chemistry between Jordan Morales and his top target Alex Robles. Morales threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns while Robles picked up 184 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Dean Deucher helped Morales out on the ground, rushing for 155 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hanks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 61 points the game before, Andress was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were dealt a 54-8 defeat at the hands of Chapin. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-0.
Despite the loss, Andress had strong showings from Mikeil Taylor, who picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jamari Milton, who threw for 242 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) also went to Avant Clayton.
Hanks' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Andress, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Hanks suffered a grim 33-12 defeat to Andress when the teams last played back in November of 2018. Can Hanks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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