The Hermon Hawks will challenge the Old Town Coyotes at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hermon 1.5, Old Town 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hermon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mount Desert Island, sneaking past 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hawks have posted against the Trojans since June 10, 2022.
Meanwhile, Old Town had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 9-0 win. The Coyotes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by eight runs or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Hermon and bumps their season record up to 16-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Old Town, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Hermon skirted past Old Town 3-2 when the teams last played back in May. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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