Baseball Recap: Hopewell-Loudon Find Success

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Previous Games

04/16/25 - Away	6-5 W
05/10/24 - Away	6-2 W
04/19/24 - Home	19-4 W
05/12/23 - Home	12-5 W
04/24/23 - Away	2-6 L
+ 3 more games

Hopewell-Loudon proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 21) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Chieftains also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.

Kellen Frankart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Thomas Daniel was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Brayden Brickman was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Hopewell-Loudon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary Central Catholic only posted an OBP of .355.

Hopewell-Loudon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they dropped their record down to 6-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Hopewell-Loudon will face off against rival Woodmore at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, St. Mary Central Catholic is set to challenge their familiar foe Lakota at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.