The Dirigo Cougars will face off against the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Tuesday, Dirigo was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Valley. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Spruce Mountain waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They breezed by the Falcons to the tune of 66-27. The Phoenix have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Spruce Mountain has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.9 points per game. As for Dirigo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Dirigo came up short against Spruce Mountain when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 46-37. Can Dirigo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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