A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Waterville Panthers challenge the Belfast Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday... Waterville is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-37, which was the final score in Waterville's tilt against Oak Hill on Friday.
Meanwhile, Belfast hadn't done well against Winslow recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Belfast snuck past Winslow with a 56-50 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Belfast's win came from a few key players Waterville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Trevin Ripley, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Belfast's points. Landon Economy was another key player, putting up 17 points.
Belfast's victory ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-2. As for Waterville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Waterville and Belfast were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February, but Waterville came up empty-handed after a 74-73 defeat. Can Waterville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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