The Orono Riots will venture away from home to face off against the Ellsworth Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orono is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
On Wednesday, Orono was able to grind out a solid win over Hermon, taking the game 56-49.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth escaped with a win on Wednesday against John Bapst Memorial by the margin of a single free throw, 47-46. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Crusaders are ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ellsworth's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points per game. As for Orono, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
Orono came up short against Ellsworth when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 68-58. Can Orono avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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