After two games on the road, Andover is heading back home. They will welcome the Salina Central Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salina Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Andover, who comes in off a win.
Andover is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Newton for the full four quarters, racking up a 40-13 win on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Andover to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Noyes, who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Noyes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 142 rushing yards dating back to last season. Barrett Hill was another key player, rushing for 75 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 467 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Andover didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trey Kelly and Gatlin Tilson.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 57 points the game before, Salina Central was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 31-7 to Andover Central. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Andover's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Salina Central, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
Andover and Salina Central were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Andover suffered an agonizing 22-21 loss. Can Andover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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