After each having a week off, the Shrewsbury Colonials and the St. John's Pioneers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Two weeks ago, Shrewsbury came up short against Andover and fell 27-17. The Colonials have struggled against the Golden Warriors recently, as their game two weeks ago was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, St. John's was beaten by La Salle Academy 42-7 two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 103rd in Massachusetts, while the Rams are ranked second in Rhode Island).
Shrewsbury's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. John's, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Shrewsbury skirted past St. John's 13-10 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Shrewsbury have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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