Andover Central had won six straight road games dating back to last season and Maddox Archibald did his part to make it seven on Friday. The Andover Central Jaguars strolled past the Andover Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 31-13 thanks in part to Archibald, who rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Adler, who picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, he also racked up 11 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023.
Andover Central wouldn't let Andover keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Andover Central can thank Landon Preston and Adler for forcing all of them. Preston has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played.
Although Andover took the loss, they still got scores from Will Quinn and Parker Gillespie.
Andover Central's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Andover, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges El Dorado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Andover Central is facing El Dorado at the right time seeing as El Dorado is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Andover, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Hays, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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