Football Preview: Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale vs. Dirigo Cougars
Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Dirigo is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale will host the Dirigo Cougars on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale: 12.4, Dirigo: 13) so any points scored will be well earned.
Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Wells, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale was ranked 16th). Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale took a 30-13 bruising from Wells two weeks ago. The game marked Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Dirigo won against Mountain Valley last Friday with 32 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went Dirigo's way against Mountain Valley as Dirigo made off with a 32-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won five matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-1. As for Dirigo, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
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