Football Preview: Brockton Boxers vs. Xaverian Brothers Hawks
Brockton hasn't had much luck against Xaverian Brothers recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Boxers will head out on the road to square off against the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Brockton's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Durfee 23-0. Winning may never get old, but the Boxers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The critical scores for Brockton came from Jarred Mighty 26 Ath, Casey Rhodes, and Marcio Semdeo.
Nathan Jean Phillipe
| 11/01/25 vs Durfee | 3 |
| 10/24/25 @ New Bedford | 3 |
| 10/03/25 vs Catholic Memorial | 3 |
| 10/10/25 vs Weymouth | 2 |
| 09/26/25 @ Lincoln-Sudbury | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Brockton's defense and their 7.5 sacks. Durfee's QB won't forget Nathan Jean Phillipe anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Jean Phillipe also made three total tackles, which is notable because Brockton is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise. The Boxers got some further help from Xavian Colon: he picked up 0.5 sacks, forced one fumble, and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Xaverian Brothers made easy work of Malden Catholic last Thursday and carried off a 27-6 win. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Xaverian Brothers' win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Brockton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Brockton was taken down by Xaverian Brothers 41-6 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Boxers were down 28-0.
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