The Marblehead Magicians will head out on the road to face off against the Grafton Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marblehead comes in on four and Grafton on five.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Marblehead had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 21-12 victory over Middleborough.
Meanwhile, Grafton stacked a fifth blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past South 21-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Grafton was the (much) better team in the second half.
Among those leading the charge was Finn Gilmore, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns.
Marblehead pushed their record up to 4-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.0 points per game. As for Grafton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
