Football Preview: Andover Central Jaguars vs. Salina Central Mustangs
The Andover Central Jaguars will take on the Salina Central Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Andover Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
Andover Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Goddard, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Andover Central was ranked 16th). Andover Central fell to Goddard 22-16. The contest marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Brandt Stupka, who picked up 35 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jace Adler also helped out with an impressive 94 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salina Central). They blew past Newton 57-7 at home on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won three games by 42 points or more so far this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Salina Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The loss snapped Andover Central's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Salina Central, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Andover Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 171.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Salina Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Andover Central and Salina Central were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Andover Central suffered an agonizing 25-24 defeat. Can Andover Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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