Football Preview: Messalonskee Eagles vs. Falmouth Navigators
After two games on the road, Messalonskee is heading back home. They will host the Falmouth Navigators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Messalonskee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 46-0 victory over Mt. Blue. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Eagles have posted since September 22, 2023.
Tatum Doucette was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 165 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. He has become a key player for Messalonskee: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise. Malachi Cusano was Doucette's top target, picking up 33 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Messalonskee's defense stepped up as well, laying out Gary Harkins. three times. Caylub Logan was especially locked on to Mt. Blue's QB and sacked him twice. Messalonskee got some further help from Drake Brunelle: he made eight total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Messalonskee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Falmouth put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lawrence 48-3 at home. The Navigators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 23 points or more this season.
Messalonskee's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Falmouth, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Messalonskee against Falmouth when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 47-8 victory. Will Messalonskee repeat their success, or does Falmouth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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