St. Joseph Central Catholic is 1-7 against Hopewell-Loudon since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks will look to defend their home field against the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 5:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Joseph Central Catholic headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Danbury let them put that streak behind them. St. Joseph Central Catholic put the hurt on Danbury with a sharp 12-5 win on Friday. Considering St. Joseph Central Catholic's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Hopewell-Loudon gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Old Fort 8-1. The win was familiar territory for Hopewell-Loudon who now have four in a row.
Caine McDonald made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McDonald was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Crow, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Thomas Daniel, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Joseph Central Catholic's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
St. Joseph Central Catholic came up short against Hopewell-Loudon in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Will St. Joseph Central Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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