Gibsonburg came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains 6-5. This was payback for Gibsonburg, who suffered a 9-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Arianna Aldrich spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gibsonburg's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mariah McNett, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Hopewell-Loudon's side, Isabelle Beidelschies put in work while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched. Beidelschies was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Brynn Sendelbach was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Hopewell-Loudon was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gibsonburg didn't hit any.
Gibsonburg pushed their record up to 11-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hopewell-Loudon, their loss ended a 20-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-3.
Gibsonburg will head out on the road to challenge Old Fort at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gibsonburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Calvert at 5:00 p.m. Hopewell-Loudon is facing Calvert at the right time seeing as Calvert is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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