Football Recap: Sandburg's Loss Ends Six-Game Winning Streak at Home

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 9:50am

Football Recap: Sandburg Eagles vs. Andrew Thunderbolts

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After a string of five wins, Sandburg's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. The contest between them and the Andrew Thunderbolts wasn't particularly close, with the Sandburg Eagles falling 42-27. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.

Anthony Shelton threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Charlie Snoreck was his top target, picking up 178 receiving yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, Luke Basiorka rushed for 87 yards.

Sandburg's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Andrew, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.

Sandburg will face off against Naperville Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Naperville Central is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Sandburg will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Andrew, they will welcome Lincoln-Way East at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln-Way East knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Andrew likes a good challenge.

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