The Lake Region Lakers will head out on the road to square off against the Orono Riots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Region is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Sacopee Valley, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Lake Region was ranked fourth). Lake Region blew past Sacopee Valley, posting a 60-12 victory at home. Winning may never get old, but the Lakers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meanwhile, Orono made easy work of Washington Academy on Friday and carried off a 44-22 win.
Orono relied on the efforts of Kason Bagley, who gained 156 total yards and four touchdowns, and Jack Brewer, who threw for 213 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Bagley showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 59 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Sal Wise, who picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lake Region's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Orono, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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