Messalonskee and Mt. Blue are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Messalonskee Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Mt. Blue Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Messalonskee and 13 for Mt. Blue.
Last Friday, Messalonskee had to suffer through a 83-31 loss at the hands of Camden Hills. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Windjammers are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-12, which was the final score in Mt. Blue's tilt against Skowhegan on Tuesday.
Mt. Blue's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Messalonskee, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Messalonskee strolled past Mt. Blue when the teams last played on January 7th by a score of 42-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Messalonskee since the squad 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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