Football Preview: Mt. Blue Cougars vs. Messalonskee Eagles
The Mt. Blue Cougars will take on the Messalonskee Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Blue is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Mt. Blue is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lawrence on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mt. Blue was dealt a 62-28 defeat at the hands of Lawrence.
Meanwhile, Messalonskee's game on Friday was all tied up 13-13 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Skowhegan. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Messalonskee might have lost, but man, Tatum Doucette was a machine: he rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. Doucette has become a key player for Messalonskee: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Denny Martin, who picked up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mt. Blue's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Messalonskee, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Mt. Blue lost to Messalonskee at home by a decisive 28-12 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Doucette, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown. Now that Mt. Blue knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
