The Reading Memorial Rockets will venture away from home to face off against the Woburn Memorial Tanners at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Reading Memorial is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Reading Memorial beat Cumberland 29-22.
Jack Murphy was a one-man wrecking crew for Reading Memorial as he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 128 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Murphy a new career-high in rushing yards.
Reading Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Reading Memorial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jamal Palmer and Dominic Pate.
Meanwhile, Woburn Memorial was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap two weeks ago as they fell 21-15 to Burlington. The loss was the Tanners' first of the season.
Reading Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Woburn Memorial, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Reading Memorial ended up a good deal behind Woburn Memorial in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 30-14. Can Reading Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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