The Whiting Oilers will head out on the road to challenge the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whiting is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Whiting is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against LaVille on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Whiting had to suffer through a 56-20 loss at the hands of LaVille. The Oilers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-14.
Meanwhile, Andrean beat Lowell 27-14 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting 59ers.
Brady Elish was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Gavin Jones got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Andrean's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Landen Murray with two. He also made four total tackles, which is notable because Andrean is 3-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Whiting's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Andrean, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Whiting took a serious blow against Andrean when the teams last played back in November of 2021, falling 49-0. Can Whiting avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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