Basketball Game Preview: Mt. Blue Cougars vs. Brewer Witches

The Mt. Blue Cougars will head out to take on the Brewer Witches at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Blue's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three contests, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

It was a proper cat-fight when Mt. Blue took on Gardiner on Friday. Mt. Blue was outmatched by Gardiner and fell 54-24.

Meanwhile, Brewer came up short against Cony on Monday and fell 53-41. While losing is never fun, the Witches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Rams are ranked eighth).

Mt. Blue's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Brewer, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-5.

Mt. Blue came up short against Brewer in their previous meeting back in January, falling 61-48. Can Mt. Blue avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.