The Dirigo Cougars will face off against the Traip Rangers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dirigo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Boothbay on Thursday as Dirigo made off with a 55-32 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dirigo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abigail Luczynski, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Madisyn Bradeen, who went 6 of 8 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.
Dirigo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Traip hadn't done well against Old Orchard Beach recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Traip had just enough and edged Old Orchard Beach out 25-23.
Dirigo is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.1 points per game. As for Traip, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Dirigo was able to grind out a solid victory over Traip in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 33-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dirigo since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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