The Traip Rangers are taking a road trip to square off against the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Traip is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Traip is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Old Orchard Beach, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Traip was ranked 19th). Traip was outmatched by Old Orchard Beach on the road and fell 72-14.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matchups, Spruce Mountain finally came back down to earth on Friday. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of Lake Region. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Phoenix, who until this game were averaging 16.5 points allowed.
Traip's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Spruce Mountain, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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