Hopewell is a perfect 10-0 against Chambers since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Hopewell Titans will host the Chambers Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Hopewell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season.
Hopewell is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against West Charlotte on Tuesday as Hopewell made off with a 22-1 win. The Titans have beaten the Lions the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lions has come to flipping the script.
Emma Hubert
| 03/18/25 @ West Charlotte | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Harding University | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Berry | 1 |
| 04/22/24 vs Berry | 1 |
| 03/14/24 @ Chambers | 1 |
Emma Hubert was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hubert was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other batting news, Alexis McLaughlin was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Paityn Gilchrist, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Hopewell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Chambers faced off against Berry on Monday. Chambers lost 18-3 to Berry. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hopewell's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 17.33 hits in those games compared to only 5.25 in the others. As for Chambers, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything went Hopewell's way against Chambers in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Hopewell made off with a 20-4 win. Will Hopewell repeat their success, or does Chambers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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