The Hammond Central Wolves are taking a road trip to challenge the Andrew Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hammond Central will head out to face Andrew after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Hammond Central fell 41-34 to Culver Academies. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Eagles are ranked 82nd).
Despite the loss, Hammond Central got top-tier performance from Davion Terry, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns. Terry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 158 rushing yards dating back to last season. Travon McCullough was another key player, rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hammond Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Even if they lost, Hammond Central's defensive line still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Giovani Bailey-Hannah and Anthony Hinton, who racked up six sacks between them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Andrew, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Metea Valley 46-7 at home.
Hammond Central now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Andrew, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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