Football Preview: Spruce Mountain Phoenix vs. Telstar Rebels
The Spruce Mountain Phoenix will square off against the Telstar Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Spruce Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.5 points per game this season.
Spruce Mountain 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 (Spruce Mountain was ranked 16th). Spruce Mountain enjoyed a cozy 38-20 win over Traip on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Phoenix needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Spruce Mountain's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dylan Jewett, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Jewett also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Austin Armandi was another key rusher, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Spruce Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Spruce Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Owen Kelvey and Jewett.
Meanwhile, Telstar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 52-16 loss at the hands of Boothbay/Wiscasset.
Spruce Mountain's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Telstar, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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