The Wellesley Raiders were the 24-17 winner over the Needham Rockets when they last played one another back in November of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Wellesley took a hard 21-7 fall against Needham on Thursday. Wellesley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
It was another big night for Tate J Hoffmeister, who rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries for Needham. J Hoffmeister has been hot recently, having posted 100 or more rushing yards the last seven times he's played.
Wellesley now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Needham, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Wellesley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Needham also has no future games currently scheduled.
