Hopewell-Loudon is 7-1 against St. Joseph Central Catholic since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will head out on the road to face off against the St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks at 5:00 p.m. Hopewell-Loudon is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Hopewell-Loudon stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Old Fort with a sharp 8-1 victory. That's two games straight that Hopewell-Loudon has won by exactly seven runs.
Caine McDonald made a big impact no matter where he played. 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. Thomas Daniel was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central Catholic had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Danbury on Friday as St. Joseph Central Catholic made off with a 12-5 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Joseph Central Catholic considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Hopewell-Loudon has 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. As for St. Joseph Central Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
Hopewell-Loudon beat St. Joseph Central Catholic 5-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hopewell-Loudon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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