Basketball Game Preview: Bangor Christian Patriots vs. Machias Bulldogs

The Bangor Christian Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Machias Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Bangor Christian will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Bangor Christian is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since February 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Shead 30-27. The 30-point effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, Machias didn't have quite enough to beat Calais last Tuesday and fell 42-40.

Bangor Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Machias, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.

Bangor Christian came up short against Machias in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 37-32. Can Bangor Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.