Northeast Metro RVT has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Shawsheen Valley Tech has won eight straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Northeast Metro RVT Knights will welcome the Shawsheen Valley Tech Rams at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Northeast Metro RVT was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 39-35 to Greater Lowell Tech. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (32), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Northeast Metro RVT might have lost, but man, Erick Lopreto was a machine: he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown. Lopreto showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards.
Even though they lost, Northeast Metro RVT was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shawsheen Valley Tech). They claimed a resounding 49-7 win over Greater Lawrence Tech. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Northeast Metro RVT's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Shawsheen Valley Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Northeast Metro RVT took a serious blow against Shawsheen Valley Tech in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 38-6. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northeast Metro RVT was down 28-0.
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