Football Recap: Methuen Victorious + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/10/25 - Home	30-20 W
10/14/22 - Away	6-42 L
10/15/21 - Home	8-34 L
03/26/21 - Home	7-35 L
10/19/19 - Neutral	8-43 L
+ 5 more games

Methuen hadn't done well against Central Catholic recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Rangers walked away with a 30-20 win over the Raiders. For the Rangers, this counts as revenge for the 42-6 victory the Raiders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2022.

Caiden Hartley-DiDio went supernova, throwing for 236 yards and a pair of TDs on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 66 yards.

The win made it two in a row for Methuen and bumps their season record up to 4-1. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 3-1 Andover (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 62.5% over those games). As for Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.

Coming up, Methuen will take on Lawrence at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rangers will be up against the Lancers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 34.2 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Central Catholic, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Andover at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th.