Reading Memorial has gone 8-2 against Lexington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Reading Memorial Rockets will take on the Lexington Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Reading Memorial has six straight wins, Lexington has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Reading Memorial gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They pulled ahead with a 29-28 photo finish over Winchester.
Jack Murphy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 124 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was D'Von Burcy, who rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Reading Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a victory for Lexington just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 44-19 to Woburn Memorial.
Reading Memorial pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Reading Memorial against Lexington when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 34-0 victory. Does Reading Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lexington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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