Softball Recap: Hopewell-Loudon picks up third straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 2:23pm

Softball Recap: Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains vs. St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers

Hopewell-Loudon entered their tilt with St. Mary Central Catholic with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers a 17-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for Hopewell-Loudon, who have now won six games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Isabelle Beidelschies was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Beidelschies has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Beidelschies was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI.

In other batting news, Addy Seibenaller was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Kylee Malagon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Hopewell-Loudon pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hopewell-Loudon beat St. Mary Central Catholic by a score of 17-3 later that day.

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