The Melrose Red Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the Swampscott Big Blue at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Melrose had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Reading Memorial. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Rockets are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Swampscott's offense. They fell just short of Peabody Veterans Memorial by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Big Blue have suffered since October 17, 2023.
Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Swampscott, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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