Football Preview: Falmouth Navigators vs. Messalonskee Eagles
The Falmouth Navigators will face off against the Messalonskee Eagles on Saturday. Falmouth will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Falmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Messalonskee, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Falmouth was ranked ninth). Falmouth strolled past Messalonskee with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 31-14.
Despite the defeat, Messalonskee had strong showings from Tatum Doucette, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and Malachi Cusano, who picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cusano also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending two passes.
Even if they lost, Messalonskee's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jordan Lewis was especially locked on to Falmouth's QB and sacked him twice. Lewis is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Falmouth pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Messalonskee, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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