Hopewell-Loudon has won six straight games at home, while Mohawk has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Chieftains will host the Warriors at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hopewell-Loudon 3, Mohawk 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hopewell-Loudon barely beat St. Mary Central Catholic the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Chieftains never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Friday. Considering the Chieftains have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kellen Frankart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Frankart was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cohen Sendelbach, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Braylon Martinez was another key player, earning one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.
Hopewell-Loudon hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive matches.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Mohawk and Seneca East meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Warriors came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 8-5.
Mohawk is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Hopewell-Loudon, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
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