Portland entered their game against Exeter on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Portland Bulldogs fell 35-25 to the Exeter Blue Hawks. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldogs, who until this match were averaging 11.25 points allowed.
Despite the loss, Portland still got an impressive performance from Louis Thurston, who threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards.
Portland's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Exeter, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Portland will head out to take on South Portland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Portland is facing South Portland at the right time seeing as South Portland is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Exeter, they will host Londonderry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Londonderry: 14.8, Exeter: 8.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
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