The Franklin County Tech Eagles will take on the Palmer Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Franklin County Tech has five wins dating back to last season, while Palmer has four).
Last Friday, Franklin County Tech made easy work of Athol and carried off a 34-12 win. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Maxon Brunette and he. Brunette rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries while he rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Josiah Little's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin County Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Franklin County Tech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Donahue and Madix Whitman. Whitman is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Palmer won against Easthampton/Hampshire last Friday with 36 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Palmer blew past Mahar Regional, posting a 36-6 victory on the road. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-5), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Franklin County Tech's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Palmer, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Franklin County Tech came up short against Palmer in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, falling 20-16. Can Franklin County Tech avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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