It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wellington can now relate to. They took a blow against the Andover Central Jaguars on Friday, falling 58-13. The Crusaders' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Wellington lost, don't look at Dusty Bannister. Despite the final result, he threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Andover Central was led to victory by Maddox Archibald and Jace Jefferson. Archibald rushed for 188 yards and four touchdowns, while Jefferson threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Jefferson a new career-high in rushing yards (23). Jace Adler was in the mix as well, providing Andover Central with two touchdowns.
Wellington's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Andover Central, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Wellington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Andover Central, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Buhler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Andover Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Buhler likes a good challenge.
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