Nokomis had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They never let the Belfast Lions onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Give Nokomis' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Nokomis' victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Belfast, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nokomis will challenge Hermon at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hermon: 3, Nokomis: 1.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Belfast, they will head out on the road to take on Cony at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Belfast is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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