Football Game Preview: Dartmouth Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 2:11am

Football Preview: Dartmouth Indians vs. Durfee Hilltoppers

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Dartmouth has gone 9-1 against Durfee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Dartmouth Indians will take on the Durfee Hilltoppers at 6:30 p.m. Durfee took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Dartmouth, who comes in off a win.

Dartmouth's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 28-0 win over Braintree. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.

Meanwhile, Durfee came up short against Taunton on Friday and fell 24-14. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Tigers are ranked 42nd).

Dartmouth's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Durfee, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Dartmouth took their win against Durfee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 31-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dartmouth since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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