Basketball Recap: Five Straight Road Wins for Andover

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 vs South	52
01/23/25 @ Wamego	40
12/17/24 vs Eisenhower	35
01/17/25 @ Arkansas City	34
01/03/25 vs Newton	30

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Andover's strategy against Salina Central on Thursday. The Andover Trojans blew past the Salina Central Mustangs 68-47. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Joshua Kim, who went 8 for 11 on his way to 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Paul Evans, who went 5 of 12 en route to 17 points.

Despite the loss, Salina Central still got an impressive performance from Kaden Snyder, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 11 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Jones, who posted ten points.

Andover pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Salina Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.

Andover will square off against Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Andover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.4 points per game this season. As for Salina Central, they will challenge Maize at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maize knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Salina Central likes a good challenge.