The Portland Bulldogs will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against the Windham Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Portland will be strutting in after a victory while Windham will be coming in after a defeat.
Portland is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Oxford Hills/Buckfield. Portland blew past Oxford Hills/Buckfield 40-20 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine football rankings (they are ranked third, while the are ranked 49th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Portland relied on the efforts of Louis Thurston, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Cordell Jones, who gained 229 total yards and two touchdowns. Jones got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 72 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Aidan Mcgowan, who gained 93 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Portland was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 469 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Portland's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Lisandro Rodrigues was especially locked on to Oxford Hills/Buckfield's QB and sacked him twice. Rodrigues also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Windham lost to Noble at home by a 28-14 margin on Friday.
Everything came up roses for Portland against Windham when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 35-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Windham's Marcus Kaden Tillery, who rushed for 139 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Portland still be able to contain Kaden Tillery? There's only one way to find out.
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