Football Preview: Mountain Valley Falcons vs. Dirigo Cougars
The Mountain Valley Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Dirigo Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain Valley is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Maranacook: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mountain Valley blew Maranacook out of the water with a 42-6 final score. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Adam Gammon went supernova for Mountain Valley, rushing for 111 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries.
Mountain Valley's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Joshua Pollis was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Dirigo slipped by Oak Hill 14-13 on Saturday.
Dirigo's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hudson Lufkin, who rushed for 100 yards, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown. Lufkin's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. 102 of those passing yards were hauled in by Trevor Crosby, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Dirigo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Mountain Valley's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Dirigo, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Mountain Valley beat Dirigo 32-24 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dirigo's Charlie Houghton, who rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mountain Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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