The Yarmouth Clippers will square off against the Mount Desert Island Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Yarmouth knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Mount Desert Island likes a good challenge.
Yarmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Waterville, who was ranked 18th at the time (Yarmouth was ranked second). The Clippers took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 70-26 win over the Panthers. The Clippers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Mount Desert Island might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 34-22 to Camden Hills, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Yarmouth pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Mount Desert Island, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-4.
Yarmouth didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mount Desert Island in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, but they still walked away with a 50-46 victory. Will the Clippers repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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