The Hermon Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Leavitt Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hermon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Nokomis with a sharp 30-6 win. With the Hawks ahead 27-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Leavitt faced Foxcroft Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Hornets simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Ponies 34-3. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hornets considering their 12-point performance the game before.
The victory (which was Leavitt's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.3 points on average over those games. As for Hermon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Hermon came up short against Leavitt in their previous matchup back in October, falling 12-7. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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