The Gardiner Tigers will head out to square off against the Messalonskee Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Messalonskee took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Gardiner, who comes in off a win.
Gardiner is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Nokomis on Saturday. Gardiner managed a 14-8 victory over Nokomis. 14 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Messalonskee didn't have quite enough to beat Edward Little on Friday and fell 36-34.
Messalonskee's defeat 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.
The victory got Gardiner back to even at 2-2. As for Messalonskee, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Gardiner was dealt a bruising 35-0 loss at the hands of Messalonskee when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Gardiner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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