After each having a week off, the Shrewsbury Colonials and the St. John's Pioneers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Two weeks ago, Shrewsbury came up short against Andover and fell 27-17. The Colonials haven't had much luck with the Golden Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, St. John's was beaten by La Salle Academy 42-7 two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 103rd in Massachusetts, while the Rams are ranked second in Rhode Island).
Shrewsbury's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. John's, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Shrewsbury came out on top in a nail-biter against St. John's in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 13-10. Will Shrewsbury repeat their success, or does St. John's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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