South Portland has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Noble Knights at 7:00 p.m.
South Portland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Thornton Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (South Portland was ranked sixth). South Portland was beaten by Thornton Academy 35-7 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Red Riots in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, everything went Noble's way against Lewiston on Friday as Noble made off with a 31-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won four matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
Jamier Rose was his usual excellent self, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 122 yards and a touchdown.
South Portland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Noble, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
South Portland came up short against Noble in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rose, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 144 yards and a touchdown. Now that South Portland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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