Hopewell-Loudon had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hopewell-Loudon also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Caine McDonald was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. McDonald was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kellen Frankart, who went 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.
On St. Mary Central Catholic's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Wikel, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Hopewell-Loudon is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they now have a losing record at 11-12-1.
Hopewell-Loudon will look to defend their home field on Monday against Woodmore at 5:00 p.m. Hopewell-Loudon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Woodmore's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Joseph Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary Central Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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