Football Preview: El Dorado Wildcats vs. Andover Central Jaguars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Andover Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 17 straight losses, while Andover Central will come in with three straight victories.
El Dorado is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Wellington on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. El Dorado took a blow against Wellington, falling 48-6. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Andover Central didn't have too much trouble with Andover on Friday as they won 31-13.
Maddox Archibald continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. Andover Central also got help from Jace Adler, who showed off his sure hands for 113 receiving yards.
Andover Central wouldn't let Andover keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Andover Central can thank Landon Preston and Adler for forcing all of them. Preston is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
El Dorado's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Andover Central, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
El Dorado took a serious blow against Andover Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, falling 49-14. Thankfully for El Dorado, Jordan Birch (who rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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