Hermon hasn't had much luck against Nokomis recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hawks will challenge the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Hermon is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Hermon proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 11) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Brewer 7-5.
Braelyn Wilcox
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Braelyn Wilcox was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Addy Waning was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Simcox, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Hermon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brewer only posted a batting average of .120.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Nokomis and Belfast, and Belfast kept the tradition alive. The Warriors took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions on Wednesday.
Hermon's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Nokomis, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Hermon couldn't quite finish off Nokomis in their previous matchup back in June of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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