The Hermon Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the John Bapst Memorial Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hermon's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so John Bapst Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Hermon after they put the first run on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Brewer by a score of 2-1. The Hawks have struggled against the Witches recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, John Bapst Memorial hadn't done well against Mount Desert Island recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Crusaders put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 13-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Crusaders considering their one-run performance the match before.
Hermon's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for John Bapst Memorial, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Hermon came out on top in a nail-biter against John Bapst Memorial in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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