Softball Preview: Hermon Hawks vs. Mount Desert Island Trojans
Hermon is 9-1 against Mount Desert Island since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hermon Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Mount Desert Island Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Mount Desert Island took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hermon, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Hermon made easy work of Old Town and carried off an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hermon.
Braelynn Wilcox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Wilcox was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ava Dean was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mount Desert Island suffered a tough 15-3 defeat at the hands of Washington Academy on Wednesday.
Hermon's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Mount Desert Island, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Hermon took their win against Mount Desert Island when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mount Desert Island's Addy Boyce, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Hermon to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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