Softball Recap: Hermantown Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 vs Marshall	20
04/22/25 vs Denfeld	18
05/10/25 vs Aitkin	15
04/29/25 @ Proctor	10
05/12/25 vs Grand Rapids	8

There's no place like home for Hermantown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks an 8-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Hermantown's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Grand Rapids, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.

Hermantown didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-0 victory against Hibbing on the 13th. As for Grand Rapids, they have also already played their next contest, a 14-6 loss against Proctor on the 12th.