Stanberry is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, North Andrew a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Stanberry Bulldogs will welcome the North Andrew Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Stanberry is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Albany on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stanberry was beaten by Albany 46-6. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Warriors are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Andrew). They walked away with a 64-52 victory over Princeton on Friday. With that win, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 31.1 points per game.
Levi Mcafee was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Andrew was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 482 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Stanberry's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for North Andrew, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Stanberry against North Andrew in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 38-0 win. Does Stanberry have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Andrew turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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