Central Catholic faced Methuen in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Raiders fell 30-20 to the Rangers. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rangers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2022.
Caiden Hartley-DiDio went supernova For Methuen., throwing for 236 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 66 yards.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Methuen, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Central Catholic will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Andover at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. As for Methuen, they will face off against Lawrence at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rangers are facing the Lancers at the right time seeing as the Lancers are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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