The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Yarmouth Clippers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Gray-New Gloucester has given up an average of 31 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Gray-New Gloucester is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Spruce Mountain, who was ranked sixth at the time (Gray-New Gloucester was ranked ninth). The Patriots took a blow against the Phoenix on Friday, falling 58-24. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Phoenix: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Yarmouth had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took down the Lakers 36-22. That's two games straight that the Clippers have won by exactly 14 points.
Yarmouth's win came from a few key players Gray-New Gloucester will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ignatius (Iggy) McGrath, who threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns. (Iggy) McGrath is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Adam Pelotte also helped with two TDs in total.
Yarmouth's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Gray-New Gloucester, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Gray-New Gloucester suffered a grim 36-14 defeat to Yarmouth in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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