On Friday, Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson faced Jefferson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson Mustangs took down the Jefferson Panthers 31-17. The Mustangs' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Stockton Oxarart out in front who rushed for 17 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 200 yards on 13 of 25 attempts. Blaine Downing was another key back, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson wouldn't let Jefferson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson can thank Treyton Wilke and Kenan Labrie for forcing both of them.
Despite the loss, Jefferson still got an impressive performance from Luke Oxarart, who rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Oxarart a new career-high in rushing yards.
Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Jefferson, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Malta/Whitewater/Saco/Dodson will take on Loyola-Sacred Heart at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Jefferson, they will head out to take on Thompson Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Thompson Falls focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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