The Andrean Fighting 59ers will challenge the Wheeler Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Andrean comes in on three and Wheeler on eight.
Andrean is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Whiting 41-0. That looming 41-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Fighting 59ers yet this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jeremiah Gonzales and he. Gonzales rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries while he rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Andrean was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 78.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 206.3.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Wheeler beat Boone Grove 13-7 on Friday. The 13-point effort marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Jayden Ortiz, who rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 106 rushing yards in the sixth games prior. Another big playmaker for Wheeler was Tyne Vettickal, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Andrean is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Wheeler, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Andrean against Wheeler in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 44-6 victory. In that game, Andrean amassed a halftime lead of 30-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
