The Pingree Highlanders will take on Dexter Southfield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Pingree is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hamden Hall Country Day on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pingree took a blow against Hamden Hall Country Day, falling 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 191st in Massachusetts, while the are ranked 28th in Connecticut).
Meanwhile, Dexter Southfield had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. Everything went their way against the Hilltoppers as they made off with a 27-6 win. Considering Dexter Southfield has won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dexter Southfield's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Pingree, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Pingree took a serious blow against Dexter Southfield in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 41-13. Can Pingree avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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