
Falcons
03/28/25 vs Notre Dame Prep | 13 |
05/21/25 @ Bridgeport Central | 12 |
04/25/25 vs Westhill | 11 |
05/16/25 @ Wilton | 10 |
04/28/25 vs McMahon | 10 |
Ludlowe waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bridgeport Central Hilltoppers a 12-0 shutout. Considering the Falcons have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Leo Hood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler Geriak was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Chris Wolf was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Ludlowe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Ludlowe pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Bridgeport Central, they are on a 19-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-22.
As of now, neither Ludlowe nor the Hilltoppers have any future games scheduled.
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