Baseball Preview: Hopkinsville Tigers vs. West Creek Coyote
Hopkinsville is 3-0 against West Creek since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hopkinsville Tigers will be playing at home against the West Creek Coyote at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Hopkinsville earned a 9-4 win over Madisonville-North Hopkins.
Gavin Mitchell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Mitchell was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, JJ Thompson was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dylan Sweeney, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but West Creek ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Northwest 7-6. That's two games straight that West Creek has won by just one run.
Nathan Lucas was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Hopkinsville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for West Creek, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-10.
Hopkinsville beat West Creek 9-6 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Hopkinsville repeat their success, or does West Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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