The North Andover Scarlet Knights will venture away from home to take on the Marblehead Magicians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Andover is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Masconomet Regional on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Scarlet Knights lost 43-22 to the Chieftains. The Scarlet Knights were down 43-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Marblehead strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They walked away with a 35-22 victory over Shepherd Hill Regional. Given the Magicians' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Rams are ranked 104th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marblehead's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for North Andover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
North Andover took a serious blow against Marblehead in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, falling 37-6. Can the Scarlet Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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