The Nokomis Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Hermon Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nokomis will head into Wednesday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Wednesday after soaring to a 12-run match in their last game. They fell just short of Belfast by a score of 8-6.
Owen Menard and Connor Sides stepped up to the plate in a big way. Menard scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Sides went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Buck, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hermon fell victim to Brewer and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Witches by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this year in which Hermon was not able to get on the board.
Nokomis now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Hermon, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
Nokomis skirted past Hermon 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nokomis since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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