The Winthrop Vikings will challenge the Shawsheen Valley Tech Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Winthrop took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Northeast Metro RVT with a sharp 29-8 win.
Meanwhile, while Shawsheen Valley Tech put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Belmont. Shawsheen Valley Tech blew past Belmont 48-0 on the road. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Marauders are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Winthrop back to even at 1-1. As for Shawsheen Valley Tech, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Winthrop strolled past Shawsheen Valley Tech in their previous meeting back in October of 2018 by a score of 15-0. Will Winthrop repeat their success, or does Shawsheen Valley Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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