Football Preview: Andover Huskies vs. Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm
The Andover Huskies are taking a road trip to square off against the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Andover is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
If Andover beats Sauk Rapids-Rice with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Andover blew past St. Francis 35-13 on Friday. The Huskies' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Andover to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cameron Begalle, who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Maynard, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Andover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Andover's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gage Roeder. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sauk Rapids-Rice). They blew past Cambridge-Isanti 66-22 on the road on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Storm with their most commanding win of the season.
Andover's record now sits at 5-1. As for Sauk Rapids-Rice, their record is now 4-2.
Andover took their victory against Sauk Rapids-Rice when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 29-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Andover since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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