The Ellsworth Eagles will take on the Hermon Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ellsworth is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against John Bapst Memorial on Tuesday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Crusaders.
Ellsworth saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Damon, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Jasmine Emerton was another, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hermon had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans a 10-0 shutout. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
Mikelle Verrill made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Addy Waning was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Molly Simcox, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Hermon's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ellsworth, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Ellsworth might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Hermon in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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