Maranacook has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at home by a 62-45 margin on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Black Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Phoenix are ranked 13th).
Maranacook's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Spruce Mountain, their win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Maranacook will head out to challenge Winthrop at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Spruce Mountain, they will take on Lisbon at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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