Spruce Mountain has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Sacopee Valley Hawks. One thing working in Spruce Mountain's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
Spruce Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Sacopee Valley, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Spruce Mountain was ranked 12th). Spruce Mountain took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 44-12 win over Sacopee Valley. Considering the Phoenix have won five matchups by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Owen Kelvey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Austin Armandi, who gained 131 total yards and a touchdown.
Spruce Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 292 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Spruce Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Sacopee Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
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