The Shepherd Hill Regional Rams have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Grafton Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Shepherd Hill Regional is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 52-48 W over Marlborough on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Rams as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Grafton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Tantasqua Regional. Considering the Gators have won six contests by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Grafton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Finn Gilmore out in front who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Gilmore's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another back making a difference was Jacob Lupien, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Grafton wouldn't let Tantasqua Regional keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cayden Kelly, Griffin Landry, and Brendan McMahon picked up one apiece.
Shepherd Hill Regional's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Grafton, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Shepherd Hill Regional was dealt a bruising 42-12 defeat at the hands of Grafton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gilmore, who rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Shepherd Hill Regional knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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