Football Preview: Belmont Hill Sextants vs. Thayer Academy Tigers
Belmont Hill has gone 6-1 against Thayer Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Belmont Hill Sextants will be playing in front of their home fans against the Thayer Academy Tigers at 2:00 p.m.
Belmont Hill is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Buckingham Browne & Nichols just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 34-13 to the Knights. The loss was the Sextants' first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thayer Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 14-13 photo finish over Brooks on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Arnaud Dugas, who rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 118 yards and a touchdown.
Thayer Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dugas and John Sullivan.
Having lost for the first time this season, Belmont Hill fell to 3-1. As for Thayer Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Everything went Belmont Hill's way against Thayer Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Belmont Hill made off with a 34-12 win. Does Belmont Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thayer Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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