The Hopkinsville Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Estill County Engineers at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Back in May, Hopkinsville earned a 4-1 victory over Calloway County.
Zach Moss was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Dylan Sweeney was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Estill County waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Bulldogs / Lady Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Not much got past Jax Niece, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Hazard off the board. Niece has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Estill County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jakston Schnarr, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Hopkinsville's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-9. As for Estill County, they pushed their record up to 16-17 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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