Softball Game Preview: Hermon Hawks vs. John Bapst Memorial Crusaders

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Previous Games

05/24/25 - Away	13-1 W
05/10/24 - Away	15-9 W
05/01/24 - Home	9-0 W
06/09/23 - Neutral	28-5 W
05/26/23 - Away	12-0 W
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Hermon is 9-1 against John Bapst Memorial since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Hawks will welcome the Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. Hermon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.

Hermon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Bangor, who was ranked seventh at the time (Hermon was ranked first). The Hawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-1.

Braelyn Wilcox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Hermon's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Johnston, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Leah Walker was another, earning three runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, John Bapst Memorial was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to Belfast. The Crusaders have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Hermon pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for John Bapst Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.

Everything went Hermon's way against John Bapst Memorial when the teams last played on Saturday, as Hermon made off with a 13-1 win. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.