Dirigo has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host Mattanawcook/Lee Academy/Penobscot Valley at 7:00 p.m. Dirigo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
Dirigo will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points last Friday, then bounced right back against Poland on Friday. Dirigo strolled past Poland with points to spare, taking the game 44-30. The score was all tied up 8-8 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Hudson Lufkin and Damon Martin. Lufkin had a great game and rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Martin was balling out in the loss, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 104 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dirigo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Dirigo 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 Nathaniel Wainwright. Another thorn in Poland's side was Dakota White, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, Mattanawcook/Lee Academy/Penobscot Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 34-20 to John Bapst Memorial, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Dirigo pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mattanawcook/Lee Academy/Penobscot Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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