Baseball Recap: Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains vs. Lakota Raiders
Hopewell-Loudon stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Lakota Raiders. That's more bragging rights for Hopewell-Loudon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Caine McDonald made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. McDonald has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. McDonald was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cohen Sendelbach, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kellen Frankart, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Hopewell-Loudon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Lakota, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12.
Hopewell-Loudon will head out on the road to square off against New Riegel at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakota, they will be playing at home against Calvert at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Calvert's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Lakota's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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