The Maranacook Black Bears will square off against the John Bapst Memorial Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maranacook is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Mattanawcook 26-12.
Meanwhile, John Bapst Memorial strolled into their game two weeks ago with a perfect record and they left with the same. They walked away with a 20-13 victory over Hampden. The 20-point effort marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Maranacook better keep an eye on Malcolm Butler. He was instrumental in John Bapst Memorial's win, rushing for 135 yards and one touchdown on only 12 carries, while also catching one TD. Butler also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
John Bapst Memorial didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Hampden to a completion percentage of just 41.9%. The team can thank Gavin Lebonte for the heroic effort on defense: he. John Bapst Memorial wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 16.7%.
John Bapst Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Butler. John Bapst Memorial got some further help from Jacob Warren: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles.
John Bapst Memorial's record now sits at 8-0. As for Maranacook, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 3-6.
Maranacook was taken down by John Bapst Memorial 47-20 in their previous meeting back in October. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Black Bears were down 40-6.
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