The Murdock Blue Devils will square off against the Ayer Shirley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 17 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Murdock and four for Ayer Shirley.
Murdock is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Gardner on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Murdock was outmatched by Gardner at home and fell 50-13. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Wildcats are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, Ayer Shirley came up short against Narragansett Regional last Friday, falling 40-14.
Murdock's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Ayer Shirley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Murdock might still be hurting after the 42-22 loss they got from Ayer Shirley in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Murdock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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