The Mt. Blue Cougars basketball squad (Farmington, ME), was outscored 48-37 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Messalonskee Eagles (Oakland, ME)

With the victory, Messalonskee advances its record to 8-2 on the year. The Eagles travel to Hampden (Hampden, ME) to meet the Broncos in a A North battle on Thursday, January 9. The Broncos enter the battle with a record of 7-2. Hampden won 50-44 in their recent league battle against Brewer (Brewer, ME)

The Cougars now own a 6-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mountain Valley for a non-league battle on Friday, January 10. Mt. Blue will meet a Falcons squad coming off a 38-23 non-league loss to Madison (Madison, ME). The Falcons record now stands at 2-8.