Baseball Preview: Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains vs. Fostoria Redmen
Hopewell-Loudon is 3-0 against Fostoria since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will be staying on the road to face off against the Fostoria Redmen at 4:45 p.m. Hopewell-Loudon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Hopewell-Loudon pushed their score all the way to 16 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Lakeview by a score of 17-16. The loss was Hopewell-Loudon's first of the season.
Cohen Sendelbach was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sendelbach was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hopewell-Loudon got a massive performance out of Caine McDonald, who scored two runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Crow, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Hopewell-Loudon hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fostoria fell victim to Napoleon and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their tough 19-0 defeat to the Wildcats might stick with them for a while. Fostoria's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hopewell-Loudon fell to 3-1. As for Fostoria, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
Fostoria's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Hopewell-Loudon has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Fostoria, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given Hopewell-Loudon's sizable advantage in that area, Fostoria will need to find a way to close that gap.
Hopewell-Loudon skirted past Fostoria 5-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hopewell-Loudon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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