The Tantasqua Regional Warriors will take on the Grafton Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Tantasqua Regional and Uxbridge met for a duel on Friday where Tantasqua Regional couldn't get it done. Tantasqua Regional lost 39-14 to Uxbridge. The Warriors have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Grafton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Shrewsbury for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-0 victory at home. With that win, the Gators brought their scoring average up to 29.8 points per game.
Finn Gilmore was his usual excellent self, rushing for 262 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Owen Belanger, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grafton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
With the defeat, Tantasqua Regional broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. As for Grafton, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Tantasqua Regional was dealt a bruising 41-6 loss at the hands of Grafton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tantasqua Regional was down 28-6.
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