Thayer Academy hasn't had much luck against Belmont Hill recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Thayer Academy Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Belmont Hill Sextants at 2:00 p.m. Thayer Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Belmont Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row dating back to last season, Thayer Academy finally turned things around against Brooks on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 14-13 photo finish over Brooks. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arnaud Dugas was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 118 yards and a touchdown.
Thayer Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dugas and John Sullivan.
Meanwhile, Belmont Hill suffered their biggest loss since September 23, 2023 on Friday. They lost 34-13 to Buckingham Browne & Nichols. The loss was the Sextants' first of the season.
Thayer Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Belmont Hill, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Thayer Academy suffered a grim 34-12 defeat to Belmont Hill when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belmont Hill's Marcus Griffin, who rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Thayer Academy 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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