Hopewell-Loudon never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the New Riegel Blue Jackets. The Chieftains have beaten the Blue Jackets the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Blue Jackets has come to flipping the script.
Not much got past Kellen Frankart, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep New Riegel off the board. Frankart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Colatruglio, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Austin Smith also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Chieftains
| 04/09/25 @ New Riegel | 4-0 |
| 04/02/25 @ Gibsonburg | 10-2 |
| 05/10/24 @ St. Mary Central Catholic | 6-2 |
| 05/08/24 @ St. Joseph Central Catholic | 18-2 |
| 05/04/24 @ Danbury | 9-2 |
| + 5 more games |
Hopewell-Loudon pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for New Riegel, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Hopewell-Loudon is set to square off against their familiar foe Old Fort at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, New Riegel will challenge rival Calvert at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Jackets 3.5, the Senecas 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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