The Westford Academy Grey Ghosts will face off against the Leominster Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Westford Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They breezed by Lincoln-Sudbury to the tune of 31-0. The Grey Ghosts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Leominster took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 40-6 win over Algonquin Regional. While fans of the Blue Devils might be used to big wins, the 34-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
It was another big night for Osiris Lopez, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105.8 rushing yards per game. Xavier Cora was another key player, rushing for 111 yards on only 11 carries.
Leominster was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Westford Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33 points. As for Leominster, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Westford Academy came up short against Leominster in their previous meeting back in October, falling 42-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lopez, who rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes. Now that Westford Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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