A look at scores against common opponents suggests Winslow faces its biggest challenge of the season when it meets Mountain Valley of Rumford at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Class B football state championship game at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland.

Winslow is 9-2, the only blemishes a 44-7 loss to Gorham in Week 2 and a 14-11 defeat against Leavitt of Turner Center in Week 5.

Mountain Valley defeated Gorham twice this season, 24-14 in Week 3 and 14-8 last Saturday in the Western Maine final, and whipped Leavitt 53-6 in its regular-season finale.

“They’re a pretty good team,” said 20th-year Winslow coach Mike Siviski. “When you do comparative scores, we really don’t stack up, but that really doesn’t make a difference when you get down to a game like this.”

Both teams enter this contest on a roll. Winslow has won six straight games since losing to Leavitt, including a 14-0 victory at top-seeded Brewer in last Saturday’s Eastern Maine final.

“We’ve been improving every week,” said Siviski. “We just want to try to do the same thing one more time.”

The Black Raiders have averaged 34.7 points a game during that span with an offense led by a pair of sophomores, quarterback Steven Siviski – the coach’s son – and tailback Justin Lindie.

The young Siviski has completed 37 of 72 passes for 637 yards this fall, while Lindie has rushed for 743 yards on 111 carries. Lindie’s older brother, senior Ryan Lindie, has rushed for 520 yards on 143 tries, while senior Eric Lopez is the Black Raiders’ top receiver with 22 receptions for 397 yards.

The Lindie brothers are also dangerous kick returners.

Winslow’s defensive leaders include senior end Mike Bombardi, junior Brandon Bellows, Siviski and Ryan Lindie at linebacker, senior tackle Andy Poulin and Lopez and Justin Lindie in the secondary.

“The defense has been very good,” Siviski said. “[Defensive coordinator] Jim Poulin always has the defense ready to play.”

Mountain Valley (10-1) has won 10 straight since opening the season with a 14-6 loss at York. That run includes a 24-6 win at York in the WM semifinals and a last-second victory last weekend against Gorham preserved when the Falcons’ Zach Fergola intercepted a pass in the end zone with eight seconds left.

“I’ve been learning a lot of names, Fergola, Arsenault, Smith, Knapp,” said Siviski. “Their strength is that they’ve got a lot of tough kids.”

Fergola, a senior, also is the starting quarterback for 17-year coach Jim Aylward’s club. Mountain Valley relies heavily on its running game, with Aaron Arsenault the top back but Chris Smith and Patrick Knapp also capable runners.

Travis Fergola, a junior inside linebacker, is the catalyst of a Mountain Valley defense that has not yielded more than 14 points in a game.

Mountain Valley is in search of its first state title, having lost in the final in 1990, 1994 and 1996.

Winslow is seeking to win its first gold ball since winning back-to-back championships in 2000 and 2001.

“We’re just hoping to go out and play a sound game, like you need to do to be successful in a championship game,” Siviski said.