The Needham Rockets will square off against the Framingham Flyers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Needham has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with eight straight losses, while Framingham will come in with four straight wins.
Needham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 22-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of Weymouth on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Rockets have lost by exactly seven points.
Meanwhile, Framingham took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 40-13 victory over Brookline. That looming 40-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Flyers yet this season.
Needham better keep an eye on Nicholas Nascimento Duarte. He was instrumental in Framingham's win, rushing for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Nascimento Duarte's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 125 rushing yards.
Framingham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Framingham's defense and their five sacks. Alexy Vargas refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Jayedyn Jordan got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Framingham's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Needham, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Needham against Framingham in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 37-0 victory. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Flyers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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