The Telstar Rebels will face off against the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Telstar is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Telstar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Boothbay/Wiscasset, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Telstar was ranked 22nd). Telstar took a blow against Boothbay/Wiscasset on Friday, falling 52-16.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Spruce Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down Traip 38-20 on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Phoenix needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Spruce Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dylan Jewett, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Jewett's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Armandi, who rushed 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.
Telstar's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Spruce Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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