Baseball Game Preview: North Hopkins Panthers vs. Sulphur Bluff Bears

For the second straight game, North Hopkins will face off against Sulphur Bluff. The Panthers will head out to challenge the Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Hopkins' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Sulphur Bluff's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

North Hopkins' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Sulphur Bluff. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.

North Hopkins is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Sulphur Bluff, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6-2.