The Robbinsdale Armstrong Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Andover Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Robbinsdale Armstrong is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Mahtomedi at home to the tune of 62-34 on Thursday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Zephyrs are ranked 179th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Andover came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Storm 41-17.
Joseph Mapson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Myers, who rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Andover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Robbinsdale Armstrong pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Andover, their record now sits at 6-1.
Things could have been worse for Robbinsdale Armstrong, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 37-20 loss to Andover in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Robbinsdale Armstrong avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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