The Hermon Hawks will square off against the Old Town Coyotes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Hermon earned a 7-2 win over Mount Desert Island. The victory continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Old Town got the win against Presque Isle on Friday by a conclusive 18-10.
Jake McCannell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. McCannell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Old Town got a massive performance out of Michael Carroll, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Carroll a new career-high. Tyler Priest was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Old Town always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .614. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Presque Isle only posted an OBP of .425.
Hermon's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Old Town, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Hermon came out on top in a nail-biter against Old Town when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Coyotes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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