The Mount Desert Island Trojans will take on the Winslow Black Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Mount Desert Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Ellsworth, who was ranked third at the time (Mount Desert Island was ranked 16th). Mount Desert Island fell 57-44 to Ellsworth last Wednesday. The game marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Winslow had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 51-43 victory over the Black Bears. The Black Raiders haven't had any issues with the Black Bears recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Mount Desert Island's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Winslow, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Mount Desert Island came up short against Winslow in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 63-56. Can Mount Desert Island avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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