The Dirigo Cougars will challenge the Maranacook Black Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dirigo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
Maranacook is hoping to do what Madison/Carrabec/Valley couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Dirigo's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Dirigo breezed by Madison/Carrabec/Valley at home to the tune of 40-0. The Cougars pushed the score to 34-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the had no chance of recovering from.
Dirigo found their leader in underclassman Hudson Lufkin, who threw for 260 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards on only nine carries. Those 260 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Lufkin. Trevor Crosby was Lufkin's top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Dirigo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Bradden and Nathaniel Wainwright.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Maranacook's offense. They took a blow against Freeport on Friday, falling 31-0. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Black Bears' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Dirigo pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Maranacook, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Dirigo came up short against Maranacook when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 40-28. Can Dirigo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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