Football Preview: Wachusett Regional Mountaineers vs. Leominster Blue Devils
The Wachusett Regional Mountaineers will head out to take on the Leominster Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Wachusett Regional earned a 27-14 victory over Milton.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leominster). They walked away with a 42-33 win over Westford Academy last Friday.
Osiris Lopez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 189 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also throwing for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ryan Ricker was Lopez's top target, picking up 124 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Wachusett Regional now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Leominster, their record is now 4-1.
Wachusett Regional came up short against Leominster when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 38-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lopez, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Wachusett Regional knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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