Basketball Game Preview: Madawaska Owls vs. Calais Blue Devils

The Madawaska Owls will face off against the Calais Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Madawaska is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Dexter 54-52. The 54-point effort marked the Owls' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, Calais came tearing into Monday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.4 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 48-47 W against the Bulldogs.

Madawaska's win bumped their record up to 21-1. As for Calais, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.