The Grafton Gators are taking a road trip to challenge the Algonquin Regional Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grafton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games dating back to last season.
Grafton's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past South 40-0 at home. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Colonels are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Finn Gilmore and he. Gilmore rushed for 121 yards on only 11 carries while he rushed for 121 yards on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Zeeland Youngblood got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grafton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Grafton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Youngblood, Griffin Landry, Gilmore, and Gilmore picked up one apiece. What's more, Landry also racked up 11 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Algonquin Regional ended up a good deal behind Doherty Memorial last Friday and lost 31-14.
Grafton's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Algonquin Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Grafton against Algonquin Regional in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-6 win. In that game, Grafton amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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