Basketball Game Preview: Gardiner Tigers vs. Messalonskee Eagles

The Gardiner Tigers will take on the Messalonskee Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Gardiner is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

Last Tuesday, Gardiner was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-54 to Hampden.

Meanwhile, Messalonskee lost 62-38 to Cony on Tuesday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

Messalonskee's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Gardiner, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.

Gardiner skirted past Messalonskee 57-54 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Does Gardiner have another victory up their sleeve, or will Messalonskee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.