Basketball Recap: Messalonskee Beats Mt. Blue for Their Ninth Straight Victory

Eagles

Previous Games

02/01/25 @ Mt. Blue	51-39
01/24/25 vs Camden Hills	76-51
01/17/25 vs Gardiner	67-50
01/14/25 @ Cony	51-48
01/11/25 vs Greely	45-43
+ 4 more games

Messalonskee had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They walked away with a 51-39 victory over the Mt. Blue Cougars. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 48-37 back in January.

Messalonskee is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Mt. Blue, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-6 record.

Messalonskee will take on Skowhegan at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Skowhegan: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Messalonskee has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road. As for Mt. Blue, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Mt. Blue Cougars face off against the Gardiner Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.