Grafton won the last time they faced Nashoba Regional, and things went their way on Friday too. The Grafton Gators breezed by the Nashoba Regional Wolves on the road to the tune of 55-14. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Wolves are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Finn Gilmore went supernova for Grafton, rushing for 207 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Gilmore a new career-high in rushing yards. Zeeland Youngblood was another key player, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grafton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Grafton's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Nashoba Regional, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grafton will challenge South at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nashoba Regional, they will square off against Longmeadow at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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