The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm will take on the Andover Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sauk Rapids-Rice is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-22 win over Cambridge-Isanti. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Andover entered their tilt with St. Francis on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Fighting Saints with a sharp 35-13 win. 35 seems to be a good number for the Huskies as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Andover's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cameron Begalle, who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hudson Maynard was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Andover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Andover's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gage Roeder. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Sauk Rapids-Rice's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Andover, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Sauk Rapids-Rice might still be hurting after the 29-8 loss they got from Andover when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Sauk Rapids-Rice, Dmario Triplett (who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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