The Hermon Hawks will challenge the Brewer Witches at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hermon 2.7, Brewer 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Hermon needed a bit of extra time to put away Ellsworth. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 8-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Hawks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Max Hopkins made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.
In other batting news, Hermon got a big performance out of Tommy Meserve, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Brayden Ladd was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Brewer's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-0 to Hampden, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Witches have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brewer's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Hermon, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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