After each having a week off, the Framingham Flyers and the Durfee Hilltoppers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Durfee took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Framingham, who comes in off a win.
Framingham not only won two weeks ago, but they posted their biggest win since October 25, 2024 (when they won 46-7). Everything went their way against Newton North as they made off with a 29-7 win. 29 seems to be a good number for the Flyers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Nicholas Nascimento Duarte
| 10/03/25 vs Newton North | 305 |
| 09/26/25 vs Braintree | 271 |
| 09/20/25 @ Milton | 125 |
Nicholas Nascimento Duarte produced another solid performance rushing for 305 yards and three scores while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 125 rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Framingham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Another reason for the win was Framingham's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Lucas Tonel refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Framingham got some further help from Vinicius Silva: he made three total tackles and snagged three interceptions.
Meanwhile, Durfee came up short against Braintree two weeks ago and fell 15-6. The game marked the Hilltoppers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The win made it two in a row for Framingham and bumps their season record up to 2-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points over those games. As for Durfee, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Framingham against Durfee in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 49-22 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flyers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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