The Hermon Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Bangor Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hermon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Nokomis, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Hermon was ranked 19th). Hermon fell just short of Nokomis by a score of 4-3 on Friday. It was the first time this season that Hermon let down their fans at home.
Braelynn Wilcox was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Wilcox has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wilcox was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Wilcox wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mikelle Verrill, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bangor came up short against Mt. Blue on Tuesday and fell 11-6. Bangor has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hermon's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Bangor, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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