Kankakee Valley hasn't had much luck against Andrean recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Kankakee Valley Kougars will host the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 7:00 p.m. Kankakee Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Andrean will be coming in after a defeat.
If Andrean heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Kankakee Valley took over last week. Kankakee Valley enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over Wheeler on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Kougars.
Marco Castro had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 324 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 88 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kankakee Valley was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 461 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wheeler only gained 366.
Kankakee Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Adrian Uchman.
Meanwhile, Andrean was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 28-21 to Valparaiso. While losing is never fun, the Fighting 59ers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Vikings are ranked 45th).
Kankakee Valley's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Andrean, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Kankakee Valley lost to Andrean at home by a decisive 24-8 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Kankakee Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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