Basketball Game Preview: Brewer Witches vs. Mt. Blue Cougars

Brewer has gone 9-1 against Mt. Blue recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Brewer Witches will face off against the Mt. Blue Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Brewer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Brewer was able to grind out a solid victory over Bangor, taking the game 62-50. Given the Witches' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Rams are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ollie Higgins

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/07/25 @ Bangor	88%
12/27/24 @ Nokomis	75%
12/17/24 @ Lawrence	73%
12/19/24 @ Messalonskee	71%
12/30/24 vs Cony	70%

Brewer's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ollie Higgins led the charge by going 7 for 8 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Higgins a new career-high in shooting accuracy (88%). Another player making a difference was Steven Youngs, who went 5 of 11 to rack up 12 points and seven boards.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mt. Blue faced off against Gardiner last Monday. Mt. Blue walked away with a 53-42 win over Gardiner. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

The win made it two in a row for Brewer and bumps their season record up to 15-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. As for Mt. Blue, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.

Brewer came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Blue in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 35-32. Will Brewer repeat their success, or does Mt. Blue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.