Baseball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Hopewell-Loudon's Eighth in Last Ten Outings

Chieftains

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ St. Joseph Central Catholic	21
04/01/25 vs Fostoria	12
04/23/25 @ Danbury	10
04/11/25 vs Old Fort	10
03/31/25 vs St. Paul	10

Hopewell-Loudon barely beat St. Mary Central Catholic the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Chieftains' pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 7-0 shutout on Friday. The Chieftains might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.

Kellen Frankart was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Frankart was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Cohen Sendelbach was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Thomas Daniel was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.

Hopewell-Loudon hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive matchups.

Hopewell-Loudon is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hopewell-Loudon will take on Mohawk at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they will square off against Lakota at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.