The LaVille Lancers had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They had just enough and edged Andrean out 25-23. For LaVille, this counts as revenge for the 28-6 defeat Andrean walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2022.
It was another big night for Cody Allen, who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Andrean still got an impressive performance from Scott Ballentine, who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
LaVille's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Andrean, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
LaVille will head out on the road to face off against Whiting at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whiting will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 285th, while LaVille is ranked 87th). Andrean does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
