Bucksport is 8-2 against Central since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bucksport Golden Bucks will challenge the Central Red Devils. Bucksport is looking to tack on another W to their 16-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Bucksport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Washington Academy, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Bucksport was ranked second). Bucksport walked away with a 5-2 win over Washington Academy last Monday.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Huskies out 10-9. The high-scoring effort was just what Central needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Bucksport's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Everything went Bucksport's way against Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Bucksport made off with an 18-0 victory. Will Bucksport repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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