Basketball Game Preview: Messalonskee Eagles vs. Hampden Broncos

Messalonskee is 2-8 against Hampden since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Messalonskee Eagles will square off against the Hampden Broncos at 7:45 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Messalonskee comes in on 13 and Hampden on five.

Messalonskee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Camden Hills, sneaking past 63-61.

Meanwhile, Hampden faced Brewer in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Hampden came out on top against Brewer by a score of 52-44. That's two games straight that the Broncos have won by exactly eight points.

Hampden's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Messalonskee, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2.

Messalonskee was able to grind out a solid win over Hampden in their previous meeting back in January, winning 45-36. Does Messalonskee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hampden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.