The Hermon Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Foxcroft Academy Ponies at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Foxcroft Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hermon, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Hermon faced Ellsworth in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Hermon managed a 53-47 victory over Ellsworth. The victory was all the more spectacular given Hermon's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Ellsworth is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Foxcroft Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 52-47 to Dexter.
Hermon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Foxcroft Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Hermon came up short against Foxcroft Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 57-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Foxcroft Academy's Jadon Richard, who scored 25 points along with four steals. Now that Hermon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
