The Swampscott Big Blue will challenge the Melrose Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Swampscott nor Melrose posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Swampscott's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Peabody Veterans Memorial on Saturday. They fell just short of the Tanners by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Big Blue have suffered since October 17, 2023.
Meanwhile, Melrose was beaten by Reading Memorial 35-7 two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Rockets are ranked 48th).
Swampscott's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Melrose, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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