The Thornton Academy Trojans will take on the South Portland Red Riots at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Thornton Academy comes in on three and South Portland on eight.
Thornton Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Cheverus, who was ranked eighth at the time (Thornton Academy was ranked 16th). Thornton Academy came out on top against Cheverus by a score of 61-49 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, South Portland won against Windham on Tuesday with 55 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. South Portland narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Oxford Hills 55-52.
Thornton Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for South Portland, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Thornton Academy strolled past South Portland when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 59-43. Will Thornton Academy repeat their success, or does South Portland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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