St. Francis is 2-8 against Andover since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Francis Fighting Saints will challenge the Andover Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Francis took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Cambridge-Isanti with points to spare, taking the game 32-13. The victory was some much needed relief for the Fighting Saints as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Andover came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 35-14 win. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Panthers are ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wyatt Myers was his usual excellent self, rushing for 68 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
Andover wouldn't let Spring Lake Park keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Andover can thank Gage Roeder and Eddie Miles, Iii for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Spring Lake Park's side was Kaleb Weikel, who picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
St. Francis' victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for Andover, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
St. Francis was taken down by Andover 43-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for St. Francis, Dmario Triplett (who rushed for 101 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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