After each having a week off, the St. John's Pioneers and the Shrewsbury Colonials will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, St. John's was beaten by La Salle Academy 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 103rd in Massachusetts, while the Rams are ranked second in Rhode Island).
Meanwhile, Shrewsbury came up short against Andover last Friday and fell 27-17. The defeat continues a trend for the Colonials in their matchups with the Golden Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for St. John's and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Shrewsbury, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
St. John's couldn't quite finish off Shrewsbury in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 13-10. Can St. John's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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