Messalonskee has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Gardiner Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Messalonskee focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Last Friday, Messalonskee didn't have quite enough to beat Edward Little and fell 36-34.
Messalonskee's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Landon Rancourt, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown, and Tatum Doucette, who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Rancourt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Gardiner won against Mt. Blue two weeks ago with 14 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Gardiner managed a 14-8 victory over Nokomis. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Messalonskee now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Gardiner, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Messalonskee against Gardiner in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. Will Messalonskee repeat their success, or does Gardiner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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