It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Portland had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Windham Eagles 42-14. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Louis Thurston was his usual excellent self, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 27 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Aidan Mcgowan, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Portland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Portland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.0 points per game. As for Windham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Portland will challenge Bangor on Friday. Portland's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Bangor's offense will have their work cut out for them. Windham does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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