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 look to defend their home field against 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 claimed a resounding 62-0 win over Traip on the road. The Lakers pushed the score to 48-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rangers had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Spruce Mountain put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom, posting a 66-6 victory on the road.
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 win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Lake Region was taken down by Spruce Mountain 50-0 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 action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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