Basketball Game Preview: Marshwood Hawks vs. Gorham Rams

The Marshwood Hawks will face off against the Gorham Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-21, which was the final score in Marshwood's tilt against Falmouth on Thursday. The match marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Gorham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a blow against Cheverus, falling 68-40. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Stags are ranked eighth).

Marshwood's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Gorham, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Marshwood came up short against Gorham when the teams last played back in December of 2014, falling 60-51. Can Marshwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.