Andover has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Newton Railroaders at TBD on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Andover ended up a good deal behind Andover Central and lost 70-51.
Despite the defeat, Andover got a solid performance out of Blake Rucker, who scored 22 points. Rucker has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Hand, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Newton's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight defeat. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to South. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Andover's defeat ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4. As for Newton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13-1 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Andover against Newton in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 70-20 win. Will Andover repeat their success, or does Newton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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