Mountain Valley and Spruce Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Mountain Valley Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mountain Valley has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Spruce Mountain will arrive with five straight wins.
On Tuesday, Mountain Valley lost to Poland on the road by a 55-41 margin.
Meanwhile, Spruce Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison on Friday, taking the game 54-42. Given the Phoenix's advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spruce Mountain's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Mountain Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Mountain Valley opened the new year with a less-than-successful 51-39 defeat to Spruce Mountain. Can Mountain Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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