Newton is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Andover an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Newton Railroaders will welcome the Andover Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Newton is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Salina Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newton was beaten by Salina Central 57-7.
Meanwhile, Andover scored first but ultimately less than Eisenhower in their game on Friday. They fell to the Tigers 21-17. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 0-0 in the first quarter.
Newton's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Andover, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Newton took a serious blow against Andover in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, falling 42-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newton was down 21-0.
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