Football Recap: Saturday's Defeat Ends Bay Path RVT's Winning Streak

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bay Path RVT can now relate to. They took a 21-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blackstone Valley RVT Beavers on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Beavers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 26-19 back in October.

Despite the loss, Bay Path RVT still got an impressive performance from Dominik Ignatovich, who rushed for 129 yards and one TD on only 11 carries.

Blackstone Valley RVT's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryce Sheldon led the charge by rushing for 118 yards and one score on only 11 carries. Sheldon has become a key player for the Beavers: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nathan Harris, who picked up 112 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Minutemen

Previous 5 Games

11/15/25 @ Blackstone Valley RVT	16-21
11/08/25 @ Nipmuc Regional	20-14
10/31/25 vs Uxbridge	27-21
10/24/25 @ Millbury	35-28
10/10/25 vs Blackstone Valley RVT	19-26

The loss snapped Bay Path RVT's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6 record. As for Blackstone Valley RVT, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Bay Path RVT will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Assabet Valley RVT at 10:00 a.m. on the 27th. As for Blackstone Valley RVT, they will venture away from home to square off against Tri-County RVT at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Beavers' defense better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 27.6 points per game this season.