Monmouth Academy has won four straight games at home, while Spruce Mountain has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Monmouth Academy Mustangs will host the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Monmouth Academy turned things around against Waynflete on Saturday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 41-22 victory over the Flyers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spruce Mountain). They breezed by Boothbay to the tune of 73-18 on Monday. Given the Phoenix's advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Seahawks are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Monmouth Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Spruce Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Monmouth Academy might still be hurting after the 66-43 loss they got from Spruce Mountain when the teams last played back in January. Can Monmouth Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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