The Marshall County Marshals will head out to challenge the Hopkinsville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Marshall County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Hopkinsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Marshall County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Murray on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Marshals couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Hopkinsville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They put the hurt on Madisonville-North Hopkins with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Maroons: they've now won seven in a row.
The result came thanks to Gavin Mitchell's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hopkinsville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Kellum, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Dylan Sweeney was another, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Hopkinsville now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Marshall County, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Marshall County came out on top in a nail-biter against Hopkinsville in their previous meeting last Monday, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Marshals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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