Football Preview: Hammond Central Wolves vs. Andrew Thunderbolts
The Hammond Central Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Andrew Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Hammond Central will head out to face Andrew after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Hammond Central fell 41-34 to Culver Academies. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Eagles are ranked 82nd).
Despite the defeat, Hammond Central got top-tier performance from Davion Terry, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Terry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 158 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Travon McCullough, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hammond Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Even if they lost, Hammond Central's defensive line still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Giovani Bailey-Hannah and Anthony Hinton, who racked up six sacks between them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Andrew, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 46-7 win over Metea Valley.
Hammond Central now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Andrew, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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