The Lawrence Lancers will venture away from home to face off against the Chelmsford Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lawrence is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
On Friday, Lawrence was beaten by Lowell 49-16. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Chelmsford made easy work of Westford Academy on Friday and carried off a 26-6 win. Considering the Lions have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chelmsford's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points on average over those games. As for Lawrence, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Lawrence suffered a grim 39-14 defeat to Chelmsford in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lancers were down 29-8.
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