Football Preview: Athol Bears vs. Franklin County Tech Eagles
The Athol Bears will challenge the Franklin County Tech Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Athol is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 40 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Lee/Lenox Memorial on Friday. They were dealt a 42-7 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss was the Bears' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Franklin County Tech put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 46-6 win over Pathfinder RVT. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Josiah Little had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 273 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin County Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Athol fell to 2-1. As for Franklin County Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Athol came up short against Franklin County Tech in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 16-12. Can Athol avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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