Waterville and Erskine Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Waterville Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Erskine Academy Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Waterville is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since January 2nd on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Leavitt, sneaking past 42-40.
Meanwhile, Erskine Academy can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 52-50 victory from a begrudging Eagles squad.
Erskine Academy's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3. As for Waterville, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Waterville took a serious blow against Erskine Academy in their previous meeting back in February, falling 74-34. Can Waterville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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