Football Preview: Lake Region Lakers vs. Spruce Mountain Phoenix
Lake Region hasn't had much luck against Spruce Mountain recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lake Region Lakers will welcome the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lake Region is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Traip, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Lake Region was ranked tenth). Lake Region simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Traip 62-0 on the road. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lakers had established a 48 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Spruce Mountain put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom on the road to the tune of 66-6.
Spruce Mountain found their leader in underclassman Dylan Jewett, who threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Owen Kelvey, who picked up 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Spruce Mountain's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Austin Armandi and Mason Harlow.
Lake Region now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Spruce Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Lake Region was dealt a bruising 50-0 defeat at the hands of Spruce Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Will Lake Region have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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