The Essex Tech Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against Pentucket Regional at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Essex Tech has given up an average of 27.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Essex Tech is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Reading on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Hawks had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of the Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Hornets are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pentucket Regional). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-13 victory over Newburyport. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pentucket Regional.
Essex Tech now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Pentucket Regional, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Essex Tech and Pentucket Regional were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but Essex Tech came up empty-handed after a 29-28 loss. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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