The Muhlenberg County Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Hopkinsville Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Muhlenberg County: 1.7, Hopkinsville: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hopkinsville is hoping to do on Monday what Franklin-Simpson couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Muhlenberg County's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Muhlenberg County never let Franklin-Simpson onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Hopkinsville had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Christian County out 2-1.
Andrew Mayes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hopkinsville's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Powell, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Muhlenberg County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Hopkinsville, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
Muhlenberg County came out on top in a nail-biter against Hopkinsville when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hopkinsville's JJ Thompson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over eight innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Muhlenberg County still be able to contain Thompson? There's only one way to find out.
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