On Saturday Essex take on Rice Memorial at 1:00 PM. Essex will really need to gear up for this challenge, as Rice Memorial will be their toughest opponent yet.
Essex have to be aching after a bruising 6-32 defeat to Mt. Mansfield last Friday. Essex were down by 0-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Rice Memorial faced St. Johnsbury Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Rice Memorial won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by St. Johnsbury Academy 30-29. The tight race was right in line with the MaxPreps state rankings' forecast.
Essex suffered a grim 6-35 defeat to Rice Memorial the last time the two teams met. Can Essex avenge their loss, or is history doomed to repeat itself ? We'll soon find out.
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