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| 11/01/24 - Away | 39-21 W |
| 10/31/23 - Home | 34-6 W |
| 11/11/22 - Home | 29-20 W |
| 10/21/22 - Away | 20-13 W |
| 10/16/21 - Away | 32-7 W |
| + 4 more games |
Portland has gone 7-2 against South Portland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bulldogs will host the Red Riots at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Portland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Exeter, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Portland was ranked third). The Bulldogs came out on top against the Blue Hawks by a score of 33-21 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for Cordell Jones, who rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 179 yards and one TD while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Jones was just one part of a punishing run game: Portland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, while South Portland put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Massabesic. The Red Riots blew past the Mustangs, posting a 40-0 victory. The Red Riots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 34 points or more this season.
Portland's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for South Portland, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Portland strolled past South Portland when the teams last played back in November of 2024 by a score of 39-21. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Riots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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