The Hopkinsville Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Apollo Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hopkinsville 3.7, Apollo 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Hopkinsville came up short against Muhlenberg County and fell 5-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hopkinsville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Fort, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Layton Lindsey also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Apollo waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Purples. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Carter Kimmel looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Geordyn Stevens, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Jagger Pate, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Apollo pushed their record up to 18-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Hopkinsville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Hopkinsville might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Apollo in their previous meeting back in May of 2018. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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