The Andover Golden Warriors will challenge the Tewksbury Memorial Redmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Andover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Central Catholic, who was ranked seventh at the time (Andover was ranked 15th). The Golden Warriors received a blow on Friday as they fell 38-20 to the Raiders. The game marked the Golden Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Kyle Olson, who rushed for 111 yards and one TD on only 11 carries, and also threw for 159 yards and one touchdown.
Even if they lost, Andover's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jackson Fuller refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, Tewksbury Memorial strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They claimed a resounding 42-7 win over North Andover. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Andover's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Tewksbury Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Andover took their win against Tewksbury Memorial when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 42-21 score. Will the Golden Warriors repeat their success, or do the Redmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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