Football Preview: Spruce Mountain Phoenix vs. Lake Region Lakers
Spruce Mountain is 5-0 against Lake Region since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Spruce Mountain Phoenix are on the road again to play the Lake Region Lakers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Spruce Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Spruce Mountain was ranked 13th). Spruce Mountain simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom 66-6 on the road.
Dylan Jewett went supernova for Spruce Mountain, throwing for 118 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown. Owen Kelvey also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Another reason for the win was Spruce Mountain's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jaziah Lavoie was especially locked on to Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Lake Region never let their opponents score on Saturday. They really took it to Traip for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-0 victory on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lakers had established a 48 point advantage.
Spruce Mountain's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lake Region, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Spruce Mountain against Lake Region when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 50-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spruce Mountain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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