Football Preview: Bangor Rams vs. Portland Bulldogs
Bangor is 0-5 against Portland since November of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Bangor Rams will square off against the Portland Bulldogs. Bangor is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Bangor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 22-14 win over Lewiston.
Meanwhile, Portland faced Windham in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Portland claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over Windham. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Louis Thurston continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 27 yards and a touchdown. Those 169 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Aidan Mcgowan was another key player, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Portland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Portland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points per game. As for Bangor, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Bangor was taken down by Portland 35-7 in their previous matchup back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Portland's Cordell Jones, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Bangor knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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