Football Preview: Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson Mustangs vs. Thompson Falls Blue Hawks
The Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson Mustangs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over Fairfield/Augusta. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Treyton Wilke, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another passer making a difference was Stockton Oxarart, who threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Blaine Downing with four.
Meanwhile, Thompson Falls came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Whitehall/Harrison 23-0 on Friday.
Thompson Falls can attribute much of their success to Bryson Lecoure, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and Kaiden Robins, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Lecoure's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Thompson Falls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Thompson Falls wouldn't let Whitehall/Harrison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Thompson Falls can thank Lecoure and Ian Myers for forcing all of them.
Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Thompson Falls, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 151.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Thompson Falls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 173.2. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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