Football Preview: South Colonels vs. Grafton Gators
The South Colonels will challenge the Grafton Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South is headed out to face Grafton after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. South strolled past Leicester with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 26-7.
Meanwhile, Grafton took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-14 victory over Nashoba Regional. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Wolves are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Finn Gilmore had a dynamite game for Grafton, rushing for 207 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Gilmore a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Zeeland Youngblood, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grafton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
South might still be hurting after the 21-0 defeat they got from Grafton in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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