Mt. Ararat/Hyde will face off against the Waterville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Ararat/Hyde has three straight wins, Waterville has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mt. Ararat/Hyde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Orono, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Mt. Ararat/Hyde was ranked first). Mt. Ararat/Hyde simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Orono 56-26 at home.
Dash Farrell went supernova for Mt. Ararat/Hyde, rushing for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Farrell is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 179 every time he's taken the field this season. Another rusher making a difference was Nick Doughty, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown.
Mt. Ararat/Hyde's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Ramsey and Micah Westbrooks.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-8, which was the final score in Waterville's tilt against Camden Hills on Saturday.
Mt. Ararat/Hyde's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Waterville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Mt. Ararat/Hyde suffered a grim 24-0 defeat to Waterville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mt. Ararat/Hyde, Dawson Harrison (who rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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