Dexter is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Penobscot Valley is on a 14-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Dexter Tigers will host the Penobscot Valley Howlers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Dexter: 29.9, Penobscot Valley: 22.1) so any points scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, everything went Dexter's way against Orono as Dexter made off with a 40-16 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Penobscot Valley faced Mattanawcook in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Penobscot Valley came out on top against Mattanawcook by a score of 46-36.
Dexter has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points per game. As for Penobscot Valley, their win bumped their record up to 18-0.
Dexter was dealt a bruising 65-21 defeat at the hands of Penobscot Valley in their previous meeting back in January. Will Dexter have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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