Grafton had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They breezed by the Ashland Clockers on the road to the tune of 31-0. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Gators had established a 25 point advantage.
Finn Gilmore was a one-man wrecking crew for Grafton as he rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns. Gilmore's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Belanger, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Grafton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Grafton is taking a road trip to square off against Nashoba Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ashland, they are headed away from home for the first time to face off against Bellingham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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