Mankato West has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Andover has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Mankato West Scarlets will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Andover Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Mankato West will be strutting in after a victory while Andover will be coming in after a loss.
Mankato West is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Northfield. Mankato West was the clear victor by a 31-6 margin over Northfield on Friday. Given the Scarlets' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Raiders are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Andover's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Thomas Academy.
Andover might have lost, but man, Wyatt Myers was a machine: he rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Mankato West strolled past Andover in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-21. Will Mankato West repeat their success, or does Andover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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