Softball Recap: Hopkins Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 15, 2025, 3:16pm

Softball Recap: Hopkins Vikings vs. Parchment Panthers

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After flying high against Comstock Park on Tuesday, Hopkins came back down to earth. The Vikings fell just short of the Parchment Panthers by a score of 7-6 on Thursday. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2016.

Hopkins got a big performance out of Ava Vanderkolk, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Schwartz, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Hopkins' loss dropped their record down to 14-11-1. As for Parchment, they pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.

While Hopkins had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.

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