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Preview: Walpole Coach Greener Looks Ahead to Needham
Coach Greener said the upcoming games against Needham, Natick and Weymouth will be 'a bunch of wars.'
The Walpole Rebels (6-0) will take on Bay State Conference foe Needham (5-1) at home Friday at 7 p.m.
Walpole beat Wellesley, 49-0, Friday, Oct. 12 in a cold match up at Turco Field.
Needham picked up their fifth win of the season against Milton, 31-20, last week.
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Coach Greener said that the Rockets would be a tough opponent given that their sole loss was to a strong Weymouth team this season.
The Rockets - ranked 11th in Mass. by Boston.com and 25th in the state by EPSNBoston.com - have a strong offense averaging 30 points per game this season. They have also allowed 13.2 points per game this year.
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However, Needham will have to play at their best to beat the Rebels who have averaged 40.8 points per game and allowed 6.2 points per game this year, including allowing only 3 points in thier last three games combined.
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