Basketball Game Preview: Piscataquis Pirates vs. Orono Riots

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2025, 11:01pm

Basketball Preview: Piscataquis Pirates vs. Orono Riots

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The Piscataquis Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Orono Riots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piscataquis is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

On Tuesday, Piscataquis was beaten by Penobscot Valley 94-27. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Howlers are ranked fourth).

Meanwhile, Orono came up short against Calais on Saturday and fell 48-37. The Riots haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Orono's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Piscataquis, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.

Piscataquis came up short against Orono in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 44-32. Can Piscataquis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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