Exeter is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Portland. The Blue Hawks fell 33-21 to the Bulldogs. The Blue Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Cordell Jones produced another solid performance rushing for 163 yards and four scores, while also throwing for 179 yards and one TD while completing 71.4% of his passes for Portland.
Exeter's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Portland, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Exeter will venture away from home to challenge Manchester Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Portland, they will host South Portland at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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