The Andress Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Horizon Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Andress is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Andress will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points last Friday, then bounced right back against Hanks on Friday. Andress walked away with a 49-42 victory over Hanks.
A big part of Andress' win came down to the chemistry between Jamari Milton and his top target Avant Clayton. Milton threw for 356 yards and five touchdowns while Clayton gained 132 total yards and four touchdowns. Jared Gordon also helped out as he racked up 123 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Horizon was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 42-21 to Hanks. The Scorpions were down 35-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The losing side was boosted by Julian Williams, who threw for 273 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. 94 of those passing yards were hauled in by Diego De La Torre.
Andress' victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Andress beat Horizon 30-21 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Horizon's Robert Rodriguez, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 142 yards on five of 16 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Andress to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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