St. Mary Central Catholic is 0-6 against Hopewell-Loudon since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 1:15 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 42 consecutive losses dating back to last season for St. Mary Central Catholic and six for Hopewell-Loudon.
Last Thursday, St. Mary Central Catholic had to suffer through a rough 62-20 loss at the hands of Gibsonburg. St. Mary Central Catholic was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-9.
Meanwhile, Hopewell-Loudon came up short against New Riegel last Thursday and fell 49-41.
St. Mary Central Catholic dropped their record down to 0-19 with that loss, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.2 points per game. As for Hopewell-Loudon, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
St. Mary Central Catholic was dealt a bruising 57-28 loss at the hands of Hopewell-Loudon in their previous matchup back in January. Can St. Mary Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
