After both having extra time off, the Newton Railroaders and the Andover Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Newton has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Andover will arrive with five straight victories.
Two weeks ago, Newton lost to Salina Central at home by a 46-28 margin. While losing is never fun, the Railroaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Mustangs are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Andover last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Goddard out of the water with a 64-32 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 21 point advantage.
Andover's win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points per game. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Newton took a serious blow against Andover in their previous meeting back in February, falling 68-13. Can Newton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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