Basketball Game Preview: Blaine Borderites vs. Mt. Baker Mountaineers

The Blaine Borderites will take on the Mt. Baker Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 17 consecutive losses for Blaine and five for Mt. Baker.

On Saturday, Blaine had to suffer through a 77-42 loss at the hands of Sedro-Woolley. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Borderites have suffered against the Cubs since February 1, 2018.

Meanwhile, Mt. Baker was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 61-60 to Mount Vernon. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Mountaineers still had to take the loss.

Blaine's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Mt. Baker, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.

Blaine ended up a good deal behind Mt. Baker in their previous matchup back in January, losing 59-40. Can Blaine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.