Hopkinsville fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Christian County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Christian County Colonels by a score of 5-4. Hopkinsville's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
JJ Thompson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Thompson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Thompson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zach Moss, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Hopkinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Christian County, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-19.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Caldwell County the next time they take the field. Hopkinsville will host Caldwell County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, while Christian County will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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