NORTH ANDOVER (Interstat) — Merrimack will host Wagner on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Duane Stadium in North Andover, Mass. The Warriors are the home team, and the Seahawks are the visiting team. The forecast for game time calls for 68-degree temperatures. The game is set for Saturday at Duane Stadium.

Merrimack enters at 3-5. The Warriors are coming off a 24-17 home win over New Hampshire on Saturday. Quarterback AJ Hairston Jr. is Merrimack’s player to watch. In that win, Hairston completed 15 of 22 passes for 205 yards, rushed nine times for 37 yards and accounted for three touchdowns. Xavier Maple and Will Claude each recorded two tackles, and Claude added a half-sack. Hairston also completed 16 of 27 passes for 174 yards and rushed 13 times for 47 yards with a touchdown against Dartmouth, then completed 11 of 26 passes for 192 yards and rushed 10 times for 69 yards with two touchdowns at Yale.

Wagner enters at 1-7. The Seahawks are coming off a 52-21 loss at Duquesne on Saturday. Quarterback Benjamin Newman is Wagner’s player to watch. Against Duquesne, Newman completed 28 of 37 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns. Landon Martin and Kasiem Cromwell each made two tackles for Wagner. Newman completed 17 of 30 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown against Long Island University, completed 15 of 24 passes for 176 yards and rushed seven times for 33 yards against Princeton, and completed 9 of 15 passes for 74 yards against Central Connecticut.

Merrimack’s other results this season include a 27-21 loss at Dartmouth, a 41-24 loss at Yale, a 17-10 home win over New Haven, a 45-20 loss at Tarleton State, a 23-14 win at Maine, a 42-7 loss at Delaware and a 34-7 home loss to Rhode Island. Wagner’s other results include a 14-9 home loss to Long Island University, a 28-13 home loss to Princeton, a 45-14 loss at Central Connecticut, a 49-7 loss at California, an 87-3 loss at James Madison, a 31-7 home win over Southern Connecticut State and a 28-7 home loss to Robert Morris.

Merrimack’s schedule continues with a trip to Wake Forest on Saturday, a game at Monmouth on Saturday and a home game against Sacred Heart on Saturday. Wagner’s upcoming slate includes a trip to Mercyhurst on Saturday, a home game against New Haven on Saturday and a trip to Stonehill on Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Merrimack 38, Wagner 18.