The Burncoat Patriots will take on the Oxford Pirates at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burncoat is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.1 points per game this season.
Burncoat will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 33) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past North Middlesex Regional 36-34.
Dj Daniels continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 84 yards on only eight carries, while also throwing for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. Another player making a difference was Marcus Dascelin, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Oxford and Northbridge squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Oxford had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Rams 39-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Pirates haven't been shut out since back in September.
Burncoat's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.0 points per game. As for Oxford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
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