Basketball Recap: Mount View Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

Mustangs

Previous Games

01/24/25 vs Waterville	62-17
01/17/25 @ Leavitt	57-36
01/14/25 vs Lincoln Academy	53-30
01/11/25 @ Maine Central Institute	65-28
01/09/25 @ Waterville	65-19
+ 3 more games

Mount View waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Waterville Panthers 62-17. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Panthers are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mount View is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Waterville, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-15.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount View has already played their next game (against Maine Central Institute), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Waterville Panthers face off against the Belfast Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.