Hopkins County Central is 1-9 against Union County since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hopkins County Central Storm will head out on the road to take on the Union County Braves at 5:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for Hopkins County Central after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Trinity by a score of 7-6. Hopkins County Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sawyer Allen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jak Mitchell, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Union County was able to grind out a solid victory over Webster County on Monday, taking the game 9-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Union County.
Union County also got a great performance from Payton Garrett as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Union County's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Waylon Wheatley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Noah Burgess was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Hopkins County Central's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Union County, their record now sits at 10-20.
Hopkins County Central suffered a grim 24-10 defeat to Union County in their previous matchup back in April. Can Hopkins County Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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