Basketball Game Preview: Mount Desert Island Trojans vs. Foxcroft Academy Ponies

The Mount Desert Island Trojans will take on the Foxcroft Academy Ponies 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'.

Mount Desert Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Caribou, who was ranked first at the time (Mount Desert Island was ranked 25th). Mount Desert Island fell to Caribou 59-55. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Foxcroft Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 45-44 to Hermon.

Mount Desert Island's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Foxcroft Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Mount Desert Island came up short against Foxcroft Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 35-31. Will Mount Desert Island have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.