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Live from Tewksbury

Print | Comments () Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff November 4, 2007 08:38 AM

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With Chelmsford and Billerica on course for a Thanksgiving Day clash, we're headed back to Merrimack Valley Conference country this afternoon as the ninth-ranked Indians visit Tewksbury in one of their final hurdles to setting up a winner-take-all battle with the Lions later this month.

Chelmsford (8-1, 6-0) took care of business Saturday night in the rain, dropping host Central Catholic, 12-0, at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Billerica (7-1, 4-1) can ill afford a loss today as the Lions would need only a win in one of their final two games to clinch the conference crown if the Indians were to stumble.

If both teams win their remaining games, it would set up a Thanksgiving Day showdown with the league's postseason ticket up for grabs.

The biggest remaining challenge for Billerica comes today in the form of a very dangerous Tewksbury squad. The Redmen endured losses to Andover and Chelmsford earlier in the season and looked to be fading from the Merrimack Valley Conference race, but a win today would keep their title hopes alive.

Consecutive wins over Central Catholic and Dracut (the team Billerica lost to) sends the Redmen in with some momentum.

Kickoff is set for noon. We'll check back with in-game updates and we'll have highlights.

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