Raiders Fall To Herkimer

Darren Demmitt finished with 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Darren Demmitt finished with 13 points and 6 rebounds.

The men's basketball team fell to the Herkimer Generals on Monday night by a score of 75-64.  The Generals secured a ten point lead heading into half time, but the Raiders bounced back with a 15-3 run lead 55-53 with six minutes left.  Herkimer outscored FM 22-9 in the final minutes to secure the victory.

FM had a balanced scoring attack with five players in double figures.  Amadou Diakite, Juwan Malone and Darren Demmitt each had 13 points. Chris Toussaint and Jaleel Jean Jacques followed with 10 each.

The Raiders hope to remain undefeated at home when they host North Country on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.