After five games on the road, John Bapst Memorial is heading back home. They will take on the Hermon Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. John Bapst Memorial will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Saturday, everything went John Bapst Memorial's way against Caribou as John Bapst Memorial made off with a 13-1 win.
Meredith Walsh made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Walsh was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Lily Stelline and Grace Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Stelline scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Martin scored three runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Natalie Haulk, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hermon came up short against Brewer on Monday and fell 6-1. Hermon has not had much luck with Brewer recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hermon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addy Waning, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
John Bapst Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Hermon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. John Bapst Memorial has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hermon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
John Bapst Memorial might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Hermon in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hermon's Braelynn Wilcox, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that John Bapst Memorial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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