Baseball Recap: St. Mary Central Catholic Takes a Loss

Friday just wasn't the day for St. Mary Central Catholic's offense. They came up short against the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains on Friday, falling 7-0. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Chieftains: they've now lost five in a row.

Cayden Wikel

Stolen Base

05/09/25 @ Hopewell-Loudon	1
05/07/25 @ Gibsonburg	2
05/05/25 vs Danbury	2

St. Mary Central Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Wikel, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Wikel has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

St. Mary Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Mary Central Catholic will welcome Lakota at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Mohawk at 11:00 a.m.