The Gibsonburg Golden Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Gibsonburg sitting on three straight victories and Hopewell-Loudon on six.
Gibsonburg can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past St. Joseph Central Catholic 8-1.
Meanwhile, Hopewell-Loudon was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against St. Mary Central Catholic by a score of 6-2.
Caine McDonald made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. McDonald was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kellen Frankart, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Cohen Sendelbach, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Gibsonburg's record now sits at 12-10. As for Hopewell-Loudon, their win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Gibsonburg came up short against Hopewell-Loudon in their previous matchup back in April, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Frankart, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Gibsonburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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