Basketball Game Preview: Caribou Vikings vs. Washington Academy Raiders

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Previous Games

12/28/23 - Home	48-47 W
02/06/23 - Away	51-41 W
02/10/22 - Home	68-47 W
01/04/20 - Home	65-40 W
02/15/19 - Neutral	73-49 W
+ 5 more games

Caribou has gone 8-2 against Washington Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Both will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Caribou is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Ellsworth, who was ranked 11th at the time (Caribou was ranked tenth). Caribou fell 65-52 to Ellsworth on Friday. The Vikings' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Washington Academy was beaten by Hermon 64-33 on Saturday. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Washington Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-2. As for Caribou, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.

Caribou barely slipped by Washington Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 48-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caribou since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.