The Lake Region Lakers will square off against the Morse Shipbuilders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Region's defense has only allowed 9.5 points per game this season, so Morse's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lake Region is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Spruce Mountain, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Lake Region was ranked seventh). Lake Region breezed by Spruce Mountain at home to the tune of 38-0 on Friday. Lake Region's victory was all the more impressive since the Phoenix were averaging only 16.5 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Morse was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Mount Desert Island, falling 34-14.
Lake Region's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. As for Morse, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Lake Region was dealt a bruising 70-28 loss at the hands of Morse when the teams last played back in September of 2022. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lake Region was down 40-14.
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