Commerce hasn't had much luck against Belchertown recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Commerce Red Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Belchertown Orioles at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Commerce is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a hard 44-26 fall against Easthampton/Hampshire. One positive for the Red Raiders, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Commerce might have lost, but man, Chase Johnson was a machine: he threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. 90 of Johnson's passing yards were hauled in by Savighan Watkins, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Belchertown fell victim to Frontier Regional and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 20-0 to the Red Hawks. The defeat leaves the Orioles without a win on the season.
Commerce's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Belchertown, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-7.
Commerce was dealt a bruising 47-14 loss at the hands of Belchertown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Commerce avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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