Mt. Blue and Messalonskee are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Mt. Blue Cougars will head out to challenge the Messalonskee Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Blue hasn't scored more than 24 points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
On Saturday, Mt. Blue was beaten by Oxford Hills 78-21. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Vikings are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Messalonskee can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They rang in the new year with a 48-37 victory over Lewiston.
Messalonskee's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Mt. Blue, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Mt. Blue didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Messalonskee when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 35-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Blue since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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