Baseball Game Preview: Hopkinsville Tigers vs. Christian County Colonels

Hopkinsville and Christian County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Colonels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hopkinsville, who comes in off a win.

Hopkinsville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Heritage Christian Academy 10-0. Considering the Tigers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Joshua ?Deuce? Embrey II tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Hopkinsville is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-10 otherwise.

Gavin Mitchell

Stolen Base (Career)

05/06/25 vs Heritage Christian Academy	3
04/17/25 @ Fort Campbell	2
03/13/25 vs Caldwell County	2
04/10/25 vs Northeast	1
04/02/25 vs Talawanda	1

At the plate, Hopkinsville got a big performance out of Gavin Mitchell, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Mitchell a new career-high. Dylan Sweeney was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Hopkinsville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .062.

Meanwhile, Christian County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Caldwell County by a score of 2-1.

The victory got Hopkinsville back to even at 11-11. As for Christian County, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.

Hopkinsville beat Christian County 6-2 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.