Central and Penquis Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Central Red Devils will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Penquis Valley Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Central is looking for their season's first victory.
Central is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bangor Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Central might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Bangor Christian an easy 61-37 win. The Red Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-10.
Meanwhile, Penquis Valley was beaten by Mattanawcook 78-41 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Lynx are ranked ninth).
Penquis Valley now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Central's way against Penquis Valley in their previous meeting back in January, as Central made off with a 77-51 victory. Does Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Penquis Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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