Lawrence hasn't had much luck against Messalonskee recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Lawrence Bulldogs will square off against the Messalonskee Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lawrence will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Cony, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Lawrence walked away with a 75-68 win over Cony on Monday. The Bulldogs didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, Messalonskee had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They strolled past the River Hawks with points to spare, taking the game 61-42. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the River Hawks are ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Messalonskee pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Lawrence, their victory bumped their record up to 3-14.
Lawrence was dealt a bruising 78-51 loss at the hands of Messalonskee when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Lawrence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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