Sacred Heart at Maine
ORONO, Maine (Interstat) — Sacred Heart will visit Maine Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium.
The Pioneers enter at 1-3. Sacred Heart is coming off a 20-13 home win over New Hampshire Saturday. The Pioneers have also lost at Monmouth 31-24, at Massachusetts 37-10 and at Elon 24-21. Maine is 1-4. The Black Bears opened with a 21-18 win at Towson and have since lost at Appalachian State 55-3, to Merrimack 23-14, at Boston College 22-16 and at Elon 43-17. Maine fell at Elon Saturday.
Sacred Heart is 0-3 on the road this season. Maine is 0-1 at home. The Pioneers’ win over New Hampshire is their only victory. The Black Bears’ win at Towson is their only victory.
Sacred Heart quarterback Poochie Snyder is a player to watch. In the win over New Hampshire, he passed for 95 yards and rushed for 67 yards and one touchdown. Earlier this season, Snyder passed for 195 yards and ran for 39 yards with three touchdowns at Elon. He also passed for 191 yards and ran for 67 yards with three scores at Monmouth. Running back Chuck Webb ran for 85 yards against New Hampshire, and Darius Chukwuemeka added 75.
Maine quarterback Caden Drezek is a player to watch for the Black Bears. In the loss at Elon, he passed for 60 yards and one touchdown. Rashawn Marshall rushed for 105 yards and caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in the same game. Eddie Buehler added 88 yards and 22 rushing yards. Maine’s offense will face a Sacred Heart defense that helped limit New Hampshire to 13 points.
Maine’s most recent home game was a 23-14 loss to Merrimack. Sacred Heart’s most recent road game was a 24-21 loss at Elon.
Sacred Heart’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Stonehill, Hampton, Towson and Bryant and road games at Stony Brook and Merrimack. Maine is scheduled to host Bryant, Campbell and New Hampshire and to visit Rhode Island and Albany. The Pioneers will play four of their next six games at home. The Black Bears will play three of their next five games at home.
Sacred Heart has played three of its first four games on the road. Maine has played four of its first five games on the road. The Black Bears will be at home Saturday. The Pioneers will be the visiting team.
The game is part of the NCAA Football Championship Division schedule. Harold Alfond Sports Stadium is in Orono, Maine. Both teams are looking to improve their records. Sacred Heart and Maine are both in the NCAA Football Championship Division.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Maine 35, Sacred Heart 31.