After each having a week off, the Reading Memorial Rockets and the Stoneham Spartans will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday. Reading Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Stoneham will be coming in after a loss.
Reading Memorial took a loss when they played away from home on November 7th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They came out on top against Beverly by a score of 42-33. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Rockets considering their 12-point performance the contest before.
Dominic Pate
| 11/14/25 vs Beverly | 253 |
| 11/07/25 @ Milton | 34 |
| 10/31/25 vs Woburn Memorial | 109 |
| 10/24/25 @ Belmont | 111 |
| 10/10/25 @ Winchester | 68 |
| + 4 more games |
Dominic Pate was his usual excellent self, rushing for 253 yards and five scores while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.9 rushing yards per game.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Reading Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Reading Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pate and Rasheen Cousins. Pate also punched in five rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Reading Memorial is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Stoneham and Fairhaven squared off in some playoff action last Friday, but Stoneham had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Blue Devils 34-6. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The victory got Reading Memorial back to even at 5-5. As for Stoneham, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Reading Memorial was taken down by Stoneham 42-14 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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