Softball Recap: Hermon Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

05/03/25 @ Oceanside	19
05/24/25 @ John Bapst Memorial	12
05/15/25 @ Ellsworth	11
05/13/25 vs Mount Desert Island	10
05/01/25 vs Ellsworth	10

Hermon lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Nokomis, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Monday's game. The Hawks put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 9-1 win on Monday. Considering the Hawks have won eight matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Rebecca Balmas made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.

In other batting news, Hermon let Sophie Peterson and Addy Waning run wild. Peterson got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Waning got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Braelyn Wilcox, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.

Hermon pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Nokomis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.

Looking ahead, Hermon will challenge Bangor at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 1.8, the Rams 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Nokomis, they will head out on the road to square off against Lawrence at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.