Fairhaven is 8-2 against Bourne since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fairhaven Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Bourne Canalmen at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Fairhaven sitting on four straight wins and Bourne on six (dating back to last season).
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Fairhaven at home against West Bridgewater as the team secured a 43-8 victory. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bourne hadn't done well against Case recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Bourne took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 45-18 win over Case. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Canalmen had established a 26 point advantage.
Fairhaven's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Bourne, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Fairhaven against Bourne when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairhaven since the team 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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