Archbishop Williams has gone 8-2 against Arlington Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Archbishop Williams Bishops will challenge the Arlington Catholic Cougars at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Archbishop Williams and six for Arlington Catholic dating back to last season.
Archbishop Williams is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Bishop Fenwick on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Archbishop Williams had to suffer through a 40-13 loss at the hands of Bishop Fenwick. While losing is never fun, the Bishops can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Crusaders are ranked 37th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-8, which was the final score in Arlington Catholic's tilt against Bishop Stang on Friday.
Archbishop Williams' defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Arlington Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Williams against Arlington Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Williams since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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