The Mt. Blue Cougars (Farmington, ME) basketball edged the visiting Messalonskee Eagles (Oakland, ME), 36-35 in Saturday's league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 2-15 record. They play next when they travel to Gardiner for a A North bout on Monday, February 3. Mt. Blue will play a Tigers team coming off a 55-42 league win over Nokomis (Newport, ME). The Tigers record now stands at 8-9.

With the loss, Messalonskee falls to 4-12 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Skowhegan (Skowhegan, ME) to play the River Hawks in a A North bout on Tuesday, February 4. The River Hawks go into the bout with a record of 5-11. Skowhegan lost 62-38 in their recent league bout against Lawrence (Fairfield, ME)