Game recap: Melrose High School Football Team takes down Wakefield Memorial

MELROSE, Mass. - Melrose (Mass.) captured the lead in the fourth quarter and held on for a 13-7 victory over Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield, Mass.) on Saturday. The Red Raiders took the lead for good when they ran for a touchdown.

The score was knotted at zero heading into the half. The Red Raiders took the lead indefinitely on a touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Wakefield Memorial's only touchdown came on a run in the third quarter.

Melrose went into the matchup giving up only 14.4 points per game.

The win was a nice bounce back for MHS, which lost to Tewksbury Memorial last week, 32-14.



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