The Falmouth Navigators will challenge the Noble Knights at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Falmouth knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Noble likes a good challenge.
Falmouth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They breezed past Fryeburg to the tune of 63-36. Given the Navigators' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Raiders are ranked 53rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Noble beat Kennebunk 66-57 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Noble's win was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Falmouth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Falmouth came out on top in a nail-biter against Noble in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 54-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falmouth since the team 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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