Baseball Preview: Hampden Broncos vs. Hermon Hawks
Hampden is 6-0 against Hermon since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hampden Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Hermon Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hampden stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Brewer as Hampden made off with a 10-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Hampden who now have four in a row.
Bodie Bishop spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Andrew Cote was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rogan Lord, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hermon won against Presque Isle on Saturday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Hermon's pitchers stepped up to hand Presque Isle a 10-0 shutout. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Hermon yet this season.
Hampden's victory bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Hermon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Hampden came out on top in a nail-biter against Hermon in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Hampden repeat their success, or does Hermon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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