The Hermantown Hawks beat the South Ridge Panthers 6-1 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Jax Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Hermantown's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 2-6 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan McCubbin, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Hermantown is undefeated when McCubbin posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Lundeen, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Hawks
| 05/07/26 vs South Ridge | 40.7% |
| 05/02/26 @ Apple Valley | 24.1% |
| 05/01/26 vs Hibbing | 37% |
| 04/28/26 @ Grand Rapids | 17.4% |
| 04/24/26 vs Princeton | 35.5% |
| + 12 more games |
Hermantown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2025.
The win got Hermantown back to even at 6-6. As for South Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hermantown will host Superior at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for South Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against North Woods at 2:00 p.m.
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