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's road trip will continue as they head out to face 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 a dynamite game for Spruce Mountain, throwing for 118 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown. Owen Kelvey also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Spruce Mountain's defense and their four sacks. Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom's QB won't forget Jaziah Lavoie anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Lake Region got themselves on the board against Traip on Saturday, but Traip never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 62-0 win over the Rangers on the road. The Lakers pushed the score to 48-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rangers had no chance of recovering from.
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 squad secured a 50-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spruce Mountain since the team 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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