Football Preview: Andress Eagles vs. Hanks Knights
Andress has gone 3-0 against Hanks recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Andress Eagles will welcome the Hanks Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Andress is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 61 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Chapin on Friday. They were beaten by the Huskies 54-8. 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.
Meanwhile, Hanks put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Horizon 42-21. 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 games.
Andress' defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Hanks, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Andress' way against Hanks when the teams last played back in November of 2018, as Andress made off with a 33-12 victory. Does Andress have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hanks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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