The Middlebury Tigers will challenge the St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Middlebury sitting on five straight victories and St. Johnsbury Academy on six.
Middlebury is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Burr & Burton as they made off with a 27-7 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Johnsbury Academy faced Rutland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Hilltoppers were the clear victors by a 33-13 margin over Rutland. The Hilltoppers are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the seventh matchup they've won by 20+ points this season.
St. Johnsbury Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Middlebury, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-1.
Middlebury didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Johnsbury Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 7-3 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Hilltoppers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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