Baseball Recap: Make It 12 in a Row for Hopkins

Vikings

Previous Games

05/10/25 @ Zion Christian	5-4
05/08/25 @ Godwin Heights	18-0
05/06/25 vs Godwin Heights	3-1
05/06/25 vs Godwin Heights	12-0
05/05/25 @ Belding	12-0
+ 7 more games

Hopkins entered their tilt with Zion Christian on Saturday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Mountaineers. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mountaineers, too.

The team relied heavily on Kellen Ford, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Smigiel, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.

Hopkins hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive contests.

Hopkins' win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Zion Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-5.

Hopkins wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 7-0 win against Comstock Park on the 13th. As for Zion Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-2 loss against Union on the 10th.