Football Recap: Reading Memorial Rockets vs. Milford Scarlet Hawks
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Reading Memorial had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Milford Scarlet Hawks , sneaking past 21-18. The Rockets' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Jack Murphy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Bobby Morris was Murphy's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Reading Memorial pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.1 points per game. As for Milford, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Reading Memorial and Milford are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Reading Memorial will stay at home for another week and welcome North Attleborough at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Reading Memorial: 11.5, North Attleborough: 8.9) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Milford, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Taunton at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th. Taunton will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Milford surely won't give up without a fight.
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