Football Preview: Dirigo Cougars vs. Poland Knights
Two dominant signal callers in Hudson Lufkin and Damon Martin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Dirigo Cougars will challenge the Poland Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dirigo will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Dirigo's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 10-0 victory over Maranacook. The ten-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Dirigo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Owen Smith and Nathaniel Wainwright.
Meanwhile, Poland had to endure an 11-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Madison/Carrabec/Valley on Friday as Poland made off with a 48-25 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
It was another big night for Martin, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing three fumbles and making nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. Lucas Verrill was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Poland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Poland wouldn't let Madison/Carrabec/Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Martin was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Dirigo's record now sits at 4-1. As for Poland, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Dirigo might still be hurting after the 38-14 defeat they got from Poland when the teams last played back in October of 2017. Can Dirigo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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