The Messalonskee Eagles will take on the Gardiner Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Messalonskee will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Messalonskee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 win over Cony. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Rams are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gardiner came up short against Hampden on Tuesday and fell 51-44. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Gardiner's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Messalonskee, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Messalonskee didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Gardiner in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 61-55 victory. Will Messalonskee repeat their success, or does Gardiner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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