Baseball Preview: Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains vs. Woodmore Wildcats
Hopewell-Loudon is 5-0 against Woodmore since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will look to defend their home field against the Woodmore Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Hopewell-Loudon is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Hopewell-Loudon gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against St. Mary Central Catholic by a score of 6-2.
Caine McDonald made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. McDonald was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kellen Frankart was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Cohen Sendelbach, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Woodmore fell victim to Lakota and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Woodmore's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hopewell-Loudon is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Woodmore, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Hopewell-Loudon took their win against Woodmore in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 17-0. Does Hopewell-Loudon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woodmore turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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