The Nokomis Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Erskine Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nokomis is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Skowhegan on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the River Hawks. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Nokomis was not able to get on the board.
Nokomis saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Neumayer, who went 3-for-3 with a double. Neumayer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Erskine Academy is still winless after their game against Lawrence on Monday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-6 to the Bulldogs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Nokomis now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Erskine Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Nokomis skirted past Erskine Academy 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. Will Nokomis repeat their success, or does Erskine Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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