The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Melrose Red Raiders (Melrose, MA) and the visiting Watertown Raiders (Watertown, MA), observed Melrose's football squad bounce Watertown by a tally of 42-8.

The Red Raiders now possess a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Wilmington for a Middlesex - Freedom contest on Friday, October 27. Melrose will play a Wildcats squad coming off a 16-3 league loss to Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield, MA). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-3.

Coming up next, the Raiders play the Burlington Red Devils (Burlington, MA) in a Middlesex - Freedom match, on Friday, October 27. Watertown will attempt to move on its 1-6 season record. The Red Devils enter the match with a 4-3 record after their 41-32 league loss to Stoneham (Stoneham, MA).