Football Recap: Westford Academy Grey Ghosts vs. Leominster Blue Devils
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westford Academy can now relate to. They fell 35-28 to the Leominster Blue Devils on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Grey Ghosts in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost three in a row.
Osiris Lopez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 205 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes for Leominster. Lopez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Xavier Cora also helped out as he racked up 102 rushing yards.
With the loss, Westford Academy broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3. As for Leominster, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Westford Academy will look to defend their home field on Friday against Andover at 6:00 p.m. Westford Academy will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Leominster, they will square off against Xaverian Brothers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Leominster is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.6 points per game this season.
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