After flying high against Wakefield Memorial last Thursday, Winchester came back down to earth. The Winchester Red & Black and the Reading Memorial Rockets were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Winchester Red & Black suffered a 29-28 defeat. The Red & Black's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Jack Murphy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 124 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes for Reading Memorial. Those 150 rushing yards gave Murphy a new career-high. D'Von Burcy was in the mix too, providing Reading Memorial with two touchdowns.
Winchester's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Reading Memorial, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Winchester will host Arlington at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Reading Memorial, they will square off against Lexington at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Reading Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.7 points per game this season.
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