Softball Preview: Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains vs. New Riegel Blue Jackets
The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will head out on the road to face off against the New Riegel Blue Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hopewell-Loudon: 3, New Riegel: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hopewell-Loudon will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by six) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lakota 5-3.
Isabelle Beidelschies spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hopewell-Loudon's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addy Seibenaller, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Riegel stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Woodmore 10-0.
Hopewell-Loudon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for New Riegel, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Everything went Hopewell-Loudon's way against New Riegel in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Hopewell-Loudon made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hopewell-Loudon since the squad 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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