Hopewell-Loudon waltzed into their match on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Woodmore Wildcats a 1-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Hopewell-Loudon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Isabelle Beidelschies spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight 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 Morgan Hoover, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Hopewell-Loudon's victory was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Woodmore, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Hopewell-Loudon will be playing at home against Danbury at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopewell-Loudon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Woodmore, they will head out on the road to face off against Ross at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodmore's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Ross' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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