Basketball Game Preview: Bucksport Golden Bucks vs. Washington Academy Raiders

The Bucksport Golden Bucks are taking a road trip to face off against the Washington Academy Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Bucksport has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 7.

Bucksport came up short against Ellsworth on Saturday, falling 65-45. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Eagles are ranked fourth).

Meanwhile, Washington Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Hermon on Saturday and fell 47-45. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Bucksport's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Washington Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Bucksport was taken down by Washington Academy 64-36 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Bucksport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.