The Catholic Memorial Knights are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Leominster Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Catholic Memorial is leaving town to face Leominster after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Catholic Memorial took a 33-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cardinal Hayes.
Meanwhile, Leominster put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 27-19 victory over Doherty Memorial. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Highlanders are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Xavier Cora was a one-man wrecking crew for Leominster as he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Cora didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble. Aramis Reyes also helped out as he racked up 118 rushing yards.
Leominster was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
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