Pine Tree Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Valley is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the Pine Tree Academy Breakers will get right back to it and host the Valley Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pine Tree Academy will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Islesboro Central, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pine Tree Academy simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Islesboro Central 58-30. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Breakers considering their 20-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 94-59 win over Forest Hills. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Tigers are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Pine Tree Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Pine Tree Academy might still be hurting after the 68-42 loss they got from Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Pine Tree Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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