Football Preview: Indian River Indians vs. St. Andrew's Cardinals
Indian River has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the St. Andrew's Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Indian River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.6 points per game this season.
Indian River's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Early College 69-0 on the road. Considering the Indians have won four games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jayvion Chandler, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Indian River wouldn't let Early College keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Michael Peranteau, Kyree Knight, and Ty Weber picked up one apiece. Weber is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 38-7 loss at the hands of Academy of the New Church. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cardinals came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 43rd in Delaware, while the Lions are ranked 399th in Pennsylvania).
Indian River's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for St. Andrew's, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Indian River against St. Andrew's in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. Does Indian River have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Andrew's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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