The New Riegel Blue Jackets will head out on the road to challenge the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New Riegel has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Hopewell-Loudon will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Wednesday, New Riegel didn't have quite enough to beat Calvert and fell 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs New Riegel has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Hopewell-Loudon was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against St. Mary Central Catholic by a score of 6-2.
Caine McDonald was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. McDonald was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kellen Frankart was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Cohen Sendelbach was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
New Riegel's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
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