Football Preview: Portland Bulldogs vs. Bangor Rams
Portland is 5-0 against Bangor since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Portland Bulldogs will take on the Bangor Rams. Portland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Portland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Windham 42-14. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Louis Thurston, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 27 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Aidan Mcgowan, who rushed for 95 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Portland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bangor faced Lewiston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Bangor came out on top against Lewiston by a score of 22-14. Winning may never get old, but the Rams sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Portland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.0 points per game. As for Bangor, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Portland against Bangor in their previous matchup back in October, as the team secured a 35-7 victory. Will Portland repeat their success, or does Bangor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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