The Oceanside Mariners will take on the Mt. Ararat Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oceanside will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Ararat will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Oceanside strolled past Morse with points to spare, taking the game 68-49. That 19 point margin sets a new team best for the Mariners this season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Ararat was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost to Edward Little at home by a 68-51 margin. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Red Eddies are ranked 35th).
Oceanside is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Mt. Ararat, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Oceanside strolled past Mt. Ararat in their previous matchup back in January of 2017 by a score of 60-44. Will Oceanside repeat their success, or does Mt. Ararat have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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