Hopewell-Loudon is 3-0 against Danbury since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will look to defend their home field against the Danbury Lakers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hopewell-Loudon has six straight victories, Danbury has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hopewell-Loudon can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They never let Woodmore onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. While fans of Hopewell-Loudon might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Kellen Frankart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Frankart was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hopewell-Loudon got a massive performance out of Cohen Sendelbach, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Sendelbach is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Caine McDonald was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Danbury fell victim to Gibsonburg and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-0 walloping at the hands of the Golden Bears.
Danbury saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Shepherd, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Hopewell-Loudon has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Danbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Danbury's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Hopewell-Loudon has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .468. It's a different story for Danbury, though, as they've only averaged .339. Will they be able to contain Hopewell-Loudon's hitters?
Everything went Hopewell-Loudon's way against Danbury when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Hopewell-Loudon made off with a 13-2 victory. Does Hopewell-Loudon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Danbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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