After flying high against Danbury last Friday, St. Joseph Central Catholic came back down to earth. The St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks lost 18-2 to the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for St. Joseph Central Catholic in their matchups with Hopewell-Loudon: they've now lost five in a row.
For Hopewell-Loudon's part, Matt Wyman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Wyman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wyman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caine McDonald, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Cohen Sendelbach, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
St. Joseph Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Hopewell-Loudon, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.
St. Joseph Central Catholic will head out on the road to challenge Danbury at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Central Catholic is facing Danbury at the right time seeing as Danbury is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Liberty-Benton at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hopewell-Loudon: 3.6, Liberty-Benton: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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