The Southbridge Pioneers will face off against the St. Paul Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Paul took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Southbridge, who comes in off a win.
Southbridge headed into their last contest having not scored more than 13 points for eight straight, but Quaboag Regional let them put that streak behind them. The Pioneers were the clear victors by a 32-8 margin over the Cougars on Friday. The Pioneers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
JJ Maldonado Cosme
| 11/07/25 vs Quaboag Regional | 113 |
| 10/31/25 @ Keefe Tech | 96 |
| 10/24/25 vs Prouty | 73 |
| 10/17/25 vs Abby Kelley Foster | 55 |
| 09/26/25 vs Murdock | 47 |
Southbridge's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Miguel Velasquez, who rushed for 201 yards while picking up 12.6 yards per carry, and JJ Maldonado Cosme, who rushed for 113 yards and one TD on only nine carries. Those 113 rushing yards gave Maldonado Cosme a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Southbridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 71.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 193.3.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southbridge's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gino Pontdujour.
Meanwhile, St. Paul was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Leicester and fell 54-14.
Southbridge's victory bumped their record up to 2-7. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
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