On Thursday, Middletown faced Portsmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Middletown Islanders had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of the Portsmouth Patriots. The game marked the first time this season in which the Islanders were not able to get on the board.
Joe Sanderson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.4 yards per carry for Portsmouth. With that strong performance, Sanderson is now averaging an impressive 101.5 rushing yards per game.
This is the second loss in a row for Middletown and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for Portsmouth, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Middletown nor Portsmouth have any future games scheduled.
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