The North Middlesex Regional Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Fitchburg Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Middlesex Regional has three straight wins, Fitchburg has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, North Middlesex Regional needed a bit of extra time to put away Shepherd Hill Regional. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Rams 6-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Fitchburg's offense. They lost 19-0 to Shepherd Hill Regional on Friday.
North Middlesex Regional has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Fitchburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1.
North Middlesex Regional took their win against Fitchburg in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Middlesex Regional since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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