The Oakmont Regional Spartans and the North Middlesex Regional Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Oakmont Regional will be strutting in after a victory while North Middlesex Regional will be coming in after a loss.
Oakmont Regional will bounce into Friday's match after beating Maynard, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Oakmont Regional slipped by Maynard 15-14 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Meanwhile, North Middlesex Regional was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 55-7 loss at the hands of Hudson. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Hawks are ranked 16th).
North Middlesex Regional might have lost, but man, Brady Reardon was a machine: he picked up 185 receiving yards and a touchdown. Reardon showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 66 yards.
Oakmont Regional is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for North Middlesex Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Oakmont Regional was taken down by North Middlesex Regional 41-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Oakmont Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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