Foxcroft Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Nokomis Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Foxcroft Academy's defense has only allowed six points per game this season, so Nokomis' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Foxcroft Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Hermon, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Foxcroft Academy was ranked 13th). Foxcroft Academy's defense stepped up to hand Hermon a 17-0 shutout on Friday. The 17-point effort marked the Ponies' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Nokomis had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They managed a 20-15 win over Hampden on Saturday.
Foxcroft Academy's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Nokomis, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Foxcroft Academy strolled past Nokomis in their previous matchup back in October of 2014 by a score of 33-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Nokomis' Noah Kershner, who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Foxcroft Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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