TOWNSEND — Having grown accustomed to playing with leads this season, the shock was evident for North Middlesex Regional on Friday night. The Patriots were in an unfamiliar position: trailing early and by a sizable margin. Before the Patriots had gained a single yard offensively in their tilt against visiting Maynard, the Tigers had hung 14 points on the scoreboard at 1A Auto Field. And the guests didn’t slow down from there, handing North Middlesex its first loss of the season in a 35-21 drubbing. By the time the final whistle sounded on the first half, the Tigers (5-1) held […]