Football Preview: Spruce Mountain Phoenix vs. Lake Region Lakers
Spruce Mountain has gone 5-0 against Lake Region recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Spruce Mountain Phoenix will be staying on the road to face off against 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 blew past Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom, posting a 66-6 victory on the road.
Dylan Jewett had an outrageously good game as he threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown. Owen Kelvey was in the mix too, providing Spruce Mountain with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Spruce Mountain's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Jaziah Lavoie was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Lake Region got themselves on the board against Traip on Saturday, but Traip never followed suit. They really took it to the Rangers for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-0 win on the road. The contest 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 team secured a 50-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spruce Mountain since the squad 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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