The Weymouth Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Wellesley Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Weymouth's defense has only allowed 8.6 points per game this season, so Wellesley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Weymouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Needham, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Weymouth was ranked 20th). Weymouth lost to Needham on the road by a 21-3 margin on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Wellesley's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 27-19 to Natick.
Having lost for the first time this season, Weymouth fell to 6-1. As for Wellesley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Weymouth won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, slipping by Wellesley 14-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weymouth since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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