After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Grafton is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the South Colonels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Grafton blew past Nashoba Regional, posting a 55-14 victory on the road. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Wolves are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Finn Gilmore had a dynamite game for Grafton, rushing for 207 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. Gilmore really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeeland Youngblood, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grafton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, South strolled past Leicester with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 26-7.
Everything went Grafton's way against South in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as Grafton made off with a 21-0 win. Does Grafton have another victory up their sleeve, or will South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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