Portland is on a three-game streak of home losses, Thornton Academy a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Portland Bulldogs will welcome the Thornton Academy Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Portland came up short against Oxford Hills on Tuesday, falling 63-39. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Vikings are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-27, which was the final score in Thornton Academy's tilt against South Portland on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Thornton Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Portland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Portland was dealt a bruising 60-29 defeat at the hands of Thornton Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Portland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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