North Quincy and Barnstable squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but North Quincy had to settle for second. They took a 51-35 bruising from the Barnstable Red Hawks. The Raiders just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Despite the loss, North Quincy still got an impressive performance from Mike Galligan, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Galligan has posted since back in September. 83 of Galligan's passing yards were hauled in by Marques Rodrigues-Smith, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
North Quincy wouldn't let Barnstable keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Quincy can thank Pat Connor and Gavin Brown for forcing both of them.
North Quincy now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Barnstable, they moved to 7-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
North Quincy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Quincy at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th. North Quincy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season. As for Barnstable, they will take on King Philip Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. King Philip Regional will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Barnstable surely won't give up without a fight.
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