The Spruce Mountain Phoenix will square off against the Lake Region Lakers at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Spruce Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Medomak Valley, who was ranked fourth at the time (Spruce Mountain was ranked 12th). Spruce Mountain fell 55-43 to Medomak Valley on Thursday. The Phoenix's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Lake Region was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Medomak Valley an easy 65-40 win. The game marked the Lakers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Lake Region now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Spruce Mountain, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Spruce Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Region when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 65-56. Will Spruce Mountain repeat their success, or does Lake Region have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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