The Millbury Woolies were the 42-41 winner over the Uxbridge Spartans when they last played one another back in October of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Millbury lost to Uxbridge on the road by a decisive 33-14 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, Millbury can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while Uxbridge is ranked 16th).
Millbury's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Anthony Phillipo, who picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown. Phillipo was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 68 yards.
Millbury are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-2 Blackstone Valley RVT (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 65.1% over those games). As for Uxbridge, their win was their seventh straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 7-0.
Millbury will head out on the road to face off against St. Bernard's Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Bernard's Central Catholic is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak. As for Uxbridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Auburn is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
