Football Preview: Bridgewater-Raynham Trojans vs. Catholic Memorial Knights
Bridgewater-Raynham has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the Catholic Memorial Knights at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bridgewater-Raynham is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 39-7 win over Algonquin Regional.
Meanwhile, Catholic Memorial put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Quincy onto the board and left with a 32-0 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Presidents are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Catholic Memorial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mekhi Dodd, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Simmons, who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Catholic Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Orion Fernandez.
Bridgewater-Raynham pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points per game. As for Catholic Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Bridgewater-Raynham was dealt a bruising 41-14 loss at the hands of Catholic Memorial in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Bridgewater-Raynham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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