Softball Preview: Hermon Hawks vs. Presque Isle Wildcats
Hermon is 10-0 against Presque Isle since June of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hermon Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Presque Isle Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. Hermon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Hermon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Ellsworth, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Hermon was ranked 21st). Hermon fell 5-2 to Ellsworth on Wednesday.
Sophie Peterson and Molly Simcox stepped up to the plate in a big way. Peterson went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Simcox scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Presque Isle made sure to put some runs up on the board against Caribou on Tuesday. Presque Isle blew past Caribou 15-0. The result was nothing new for Presque Isle, who have now won four games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Hermon has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season. As for Presque Isle, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
Everything went Hermon's way against Presque Isle in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Hermon made off with an 18-0 victory. Will Hermon repeat their success, or does Presque Isle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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