Softball Recap: Hermon Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Hermon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let the Ellsworth Eagles get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. This was payback for the Hawks, who suffered a 5-2 loss the last time these two teams met.

Braelyn Wilcox made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Wilcox was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.

Rebecca Balmas

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/01/25 vs Ellsworth	4
05/25/24 @ Presque Isle	3
05/10/24 @ John Bapst Memorial	2
05/25/24 @ Presque Isle	1
04/30/24 @ Ellsworth	1

In other batting news, Rebecca Balmas was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Gallant, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Hermon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ellsworth only posted an OBP of .143.

Hermon now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Ellsworth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Hermon is set to challenge their familiar foe Oceanside at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Ellsworth will square off against rival John Bapst Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.