The Biddeford Tigers will face off against the Portland Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Biddeford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Marshwood, who was ranked eighth at the time (Biddeford was ranked 14th). Biddeford fell just short of Marshwood by a score of 53-50 on Friday. The Tigers have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Meanwhile, Portland was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 39-38 to Thornton Academy. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Portland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Biddeford, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-4.
Biddeford was able to grind out a solid victory over Portland when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 49-40. Will Biddeford repeat their success, or does Portland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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