Football Preview: Exeter Blue Hawks vs. Portland Bulldogs
The Exeter Blue Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Portland Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Exeter comes in on seven and Portland on four.
Exeter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Manchester Memorial, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Exeter was ranked seventh). Exeter walked away with a 13-6 victory over Manchester Memorial on Friday. The 13-point effort marked the Blue Hawks' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Portland beat Thornton Academy 14-7 on Saturday.
Portland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carter Lucca, who picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Louis Thurston, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown. Lucca was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 60 yards.
Portland's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Alex Martin was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Exeter pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Portland, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
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