The Mountain Valley Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Dirigo Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mountain Valley has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Dirigo will arrive with six straight victories.
Mountain Valley is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Maine Central Institute on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mountain Valley came up short against Maine Central Institute, falling 28-8.
Mountain Valley's defeat came about despite a quality game from Adam Gammon, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dirigo). They blew past Mattanawcook/Lee Academy/Penobscot Valley 50-13 on Friday. Considering the Cougars have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mountain Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Dirigo, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Mountain Valley suffered a grim 43-22 defeat to Dirigo in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dirigo's Hudson Lufkin, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Mountain Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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