Westfield is 1-9 against Central since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bombers will venture away from home to challenge the Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Westfield has given up an average of 31.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Westfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 52 points last Friday, they were much more limited against North Kingstown on Friday. They lost 34-12 to the Skippers. While losing is never fun, the Bombers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 154th in Massachusetts, while the Skippers are ranked second in Rhode Island).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Central challenged Xaverian Brothers on Friday. The Golden Eagles came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 28-20. 28 seems to be a good number for the Golden Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
The victory made it two in a row for Central and bumps their season record up to 2-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 23 points in those games. As for Westfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Westfield took a serious blow against Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 58-13. Can the Bombers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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