Baseball Preview: West Creek Coyote vs. Hopkinsville Tigers
West Creek is 0-3 against Hopkinsville since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Creek Coyote will head out on the road to face off against the Hopkinsville Tigers at 6:30 p.m. The last three games West Creek has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, West Creek needed a bit of extra time to put away Northwest. They had just enough and edged the Vikings out 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.
Meanwhile, Hopkinsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Madisonville-North Hopkins on Monday, taking the game 9-4.
Gavin Mitchell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Mitchell was also solid in the batter's box, 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.
West Creek now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Hopkinsville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
West Creek came up short against Hopkinsville when the teams last played back in March, falling 9-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thompson, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Now that West Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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