The Mt. Ararat Eagles will take on the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Ararat is coming into the match hot, having won their last 14 games.
Mt. Ararat is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 46-38 win over Brunswick. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Dragons are ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gray-New Gloucester waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 53-47 W against the Hawks.
Mt. Ararat pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Gray-New Gloucester, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Mt. Ararat was able to grind out a solid victory over Gray-New Gloucester when the teams last played back in January, winning 49-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Ararat since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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