Basketball Recap: Mountain Valley Comes Up Short

Mountain Valley suffered their closest loss since December 23, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Hall-Dale Bulldogs by a score of 45-43. The Falcons have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Mountain Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Hall-Dale, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain Valley will venture away from home to challenge Maranacook at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Valley has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for Hall-Dale, they and Maine Central Institute will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Hall-Dale is facing Maine Central Institute at the right time seeing as Maine Central Institute is stuck on a three-game losing streak.