Sometimes, the old sayings still ring true: for Wiscasset, it was a charm the second time.

The Wolverines (4-11) came back Friday, Jan. 24 to defeat the Monmouth Mustangs a day after losing a tightly-fought game.

Wiscasset was able to win the rematch, 39-33, by  relying on its defense to take away Monmouth’s potent outside game.

A night after Sidney Wilson and Paxton Lessert combined for six three-pointers, the pair was held to just seven and five points, respectively.

For Wiscasset, Alecia Faulkingham had 13 points, Briana Goud had 10 and Gabby Chapman and Kayla Gordon each had six points.

Should WIscasset win Monday, Jan. 27 against Lisbon it would qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

Thursday, Jan. 23

In a game that started with all the frenetic energy of a drag race, it was a Mustang that had the most horsepower in the end.

The Monmouth Mustangs were able to race past the Wiscasset High School girls varsity basketball team January 23 by a score of 52-34.

But, the game was far closer than the final score.

Wiscasset jumped out to an early lead and held a 12-7 advantage going into the second quarter. The Wolverines, behind season stalwarts Kayla Gordon and Briana Goud, held a size advantage in the paint and used it to their advantage.

But, the Mustangs wouldn't go quietly. The team might not have been able to match up with Wiscasset when it came to height, but the Mustangs had another trick: the long ball.

With Wiscasset's inside-out game working in the first quarter, the Mustangs went to an outside-first approach. The Mustangs began shooting three-pointers with an almost reckless abandon, and were able to sink a number of them en route to a 19-2 second quarter.

But, Wiscasset wouldn't go down easily, either.

Gordon had nine of her 15 points in the second half to help Wiscasset pull within single digits in the last frame, but in the end it was the Mustangs' sharp shooters who prevailed over the Wiscasset bigs.

Gordon led Wiscasset with 15 points, while Goud and fellow senior Alecia Faulkingham each had six.

For the Mustangs, Sidney Wilson had 15 points, while both Haley West and Paxton Lessert had 11. Wilson and Lessert each had a trio of three-pointers.