Football Recap: Andover Huskies vs. St. Francis Fighting Saints
Andover won against Spring Lake Park last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went the Andover Huskies' way against the St. Francis Fighting Saints as the Andover Huskies made off with a 35-13 win. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
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. Hudson Maynard was another key player, rushing 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.
One reason for the win was Andover's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 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.
The victory (which was Andover's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. As for St. Francis, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Andover will face off against Sauk Rapids-Rice at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Andover's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games. As for St. Francis, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Irondale at 7:00 p.m. St. Francis is facing Irondale at the right time seeing as Irondale is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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