On Friday, Nokomis faced Hermon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Nokomis Warriors skirted past the Hermon Hawks 4-3. The victory was familiar territory for Nokomis who now have six in a row.
For Hermon's part, Braelynn Wilcox was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Wilcox has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wilcox was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Wilcox wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mikelle Verrill, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Nokomis pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hermon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nokomis will challenge Winslow at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Nokomis is facing Winslow at the right time seeing as Winslow is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Hermon, they will head out on the road to square off against Bangor at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hermon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Bangor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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