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 claimed a resounding 66-6 victory over Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom on the road.
Dylan Jewett was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown. Owen Kelvey also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Spruce Mountain's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom's QB won't forget Jaziah Lavoie anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Lake Region never let their opponents score on Saturday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 62-0 win over Traip. The match 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 victory 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 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 50-0 win. 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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