On Friday, Spruce Mountain faced Telstar in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Spruce Mountain Phoenix took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 54-6 victory over the Telstar Rebels. The Phoenix might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 48 points or more this season.
Leading Spruce Mountain to victory were Austin Armandi and Dylan Jewett. Armandi rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while Jewett rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Armandi's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Owen Kelvey was another key player, gaining 87 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Spruce Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 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 three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jewett and Jaziah Lavoie.
Spruce Mountain pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Telstar, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Spruce Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 52-12 victory against Boothbay/Wiscasset on the 18th. Telstar has also already played their next game, a 70-6 loss against Gray-New Gloucester on the 18th.
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