Football Preview: Middlesex Chargers vs. Northampton Yellowjackets
The Middlesex Chargers will head out to square off against the Northampton Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Middlesex's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mathews , sneaking past 2-0. The two-point effort marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Northampton waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-34 win over the Warriors.
Middlesex's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Northampton, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Middlesex might still be hurting after the 42-18 defeat they got from Northampton in their previous matchup back in October. Can Middlesex avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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