The North Hopkins Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Sulphur Bluff Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Hopkins' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Sulphur Bluff's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, North Hopkins got the win against Celeste by a conclusive 17-4. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 13 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Sulphur Bluff was a bit more limited in their match last Friday. They fell just short of Saltillo by a score of 4-2. The Bears' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Sulphur Bluff saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Collins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Collins has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Ayden Johnson was another, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
North Hopkins has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Sulphur Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5-2.
Everything went North Hopkins' way against Sulphur Bluff when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as North Hopkins made off with a 7-0 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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