Spruce Mountain is 5-0 against Lake Region since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Spruce Mountain Phoenix will be staying on the road to face off against 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 claimed a resounding 66-6 win over Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom on the road.
Dylan Jewett was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 118 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed 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. Jaziah Lavoie was especially locked on to Madawaska/Fort Kent/Wisdom's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Lake Region got themselves on the board against Traip on Saturday, but Traip never followed suit. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 62-0 victory over the Rangers. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lakers had established a 48 point advantage.
Spruce Mountain's win 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 meeting back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 50-0 victory. 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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