Baseball Recap: Madisonville-North Hopkins Comes Up Short

Maroons

Previous 5 Games

05/01/25 @ Hopkinsville	0-7
04/28/25 vs Webster County	12-7
04/26/25 vs Crittenden County	4-0
04/26/25 vs Crittenden County	4-0
04/24/25 @ Owensboro	0-6

Madisonville-North Hopkins dropped their record down to 13-10 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Hopkinsville Tigers, falling 7-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Maroons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

As for Hopkinsville, they now have a winning record of 10-9. The victory continues a trend for them in their matchups with Madisonville-North Hopkins: they've now won seven in a row.

For Hopkinsville's part, not much got past Gavin Mitchell, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Madisonville-North Hopkins off the board. Mitchell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Hopkinsville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Kellum, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Jackson Guier was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Coming up, Madisonville-North Hopkins will venture away from home to take on Henderson County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hopkinsville, they will welcome Marshall County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Marshals' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.