Basketball Game Preview: Piscataquis Pirates vs. Stearns Minutemen

Piscataquis is 2-8 against Stearns since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Piscataquis Pirates will head out to take on the Stearns Minutemen at 6:30 p.m.

Piscataquis is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 42-36 heartbreaker at the hands of Penquis Valley.

Meanwhile, Stearns beat Lee Academy 47-36 on Tuesday.

The win got Stearns back to even at 9-9. As for Piscataquis, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.

Everything went Piscataquis' way against Stearns when the teams last played on January 10th, as Piscataquis made off with a 46-21 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piscataquis since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.