The Saugus Sachems will head out to square off against the Medford Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saugus has given up an average of 27 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Saugus' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Swampscott on Friday. They were beaten by the Big Blue 34-0. While losing is never fun, the Sachems can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Big Blue are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Medford). They enjoyed a cozy 22-6 win over Chelsea on Friday. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Saugus' loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Medford, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-5.
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