Football Preview: Sacopee Valley Hawks vs. Spruce Mountain Phoenix
The Sacopee Valley Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Spruce Mountain Phoenix on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sacopee Valley has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Spruce Mountain will arrive with four straight victories.
Sacopee Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Spruce Mountain, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Sacopee Valley was ranked 17th). Sacopee Valley was outmatched by Spruce Mountain at home and fell 44-12.
Spruce Mountain found their leader in sophomore Owen Kelvey, who rushed for 170 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Kelvey was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 68 yards. Austin Armandi was another key player, gaining 131 total yards and a touchdown.
Spruce Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 292 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Sacopee Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Spruce Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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