Melrose was the 21-20 winner over Reading Memorial when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Melrose Red Raiders had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of the Reading Memorial Rockets.
Reading Memorial had a senior duo take command as Jack Murphy rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry and D'Von Burcy rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Burcy a new career-high in rushing yards.
Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Melrose will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Swampscott at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Reading Memorial, they will be playing at home against Danvers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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