The St. Andrew's Cardinals will face off against the Indian River Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Andrew's has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Indian River will arrive with three straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when St. Andrew's took on Academy of the New Church on Saturday. St. Andrew's had to suffer through 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).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Indian River). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Early College 69-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won four matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Jayvion Chandler was his usual excellent self, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown, while also picking 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.
St. Andrew's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Indian River, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
St. Andrew's took a serious blow against Indian River when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Indian River's Darnell Stokes, who rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Now that St. Andrew's knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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