Basketball Game Preview: Hermon Hawks vs. John Bapst Memorial Crusaders

The Hermon Hawks will face off against the John Bapst Memorial Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Saturday, Hermon didn't have quite enough to beat Old Town and fell 42-40.

Meanwhile, John Bapst Memorial was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 56-52 to Presque Isle.

John Bapst Memorial's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Hermon, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.

Hermon strolled past John Bapst Memorial in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 58-41. Will Hermon repeat their success, or does John Bapst Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.