The Andover Golden Warriors will challenge the Haverhill Hillies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Andover will be strutting in after a win while Haverhill will be coming in after a loss.
Andover will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 27-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Brockton on Saturday. Andover had just enough and edged Brockton out 24-21.
Nick Ilsley went supernova for Andover, rushing for eight yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 98 receiving yards. Julius Martinez was another key receiver, picking up 152 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Haverhill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 57-40 to Central Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Hillies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Raiders are ranked 18th).
Andover pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Haverhill, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Andover against Haverhill in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-13 win. Does Andover have another victory up their sleeve, or will Haverhill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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