The Andover Panthers will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Friendship Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Andover is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs on April 4th, they were much more limited against Fillmore two weeks ago. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 7-1.
Meanwhile, Friendship was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 22nd straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 21-18 to Hinsdale Central. On the bright side, the 18- run performance marked the Golden Eagles' highest-scoring game to date.
Andover's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Friendship, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Andover took their win against Friendship when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 20-6 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Golden Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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