Baseball Recap: Madisonville-North Hopkins Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Maroons

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 @ Hopkins County Central	16
04/11/25 vs Fort Campbell	15
04/18/25 @ Livingston Central	11
03/21/25 @ Kenwood	11
03/18/25 vs Hancock County	11

Madisonville-North Hopkins won the last time they faced Livingston Central and things went their way on Thursday too. The Maroons blew past the Cardinals 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Maroons, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Ryder Sandidge, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Madisonville-North Hopkins' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 7-11 when he doesn't). Evan Lear was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.

Madisonville-North Hopkins' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-11. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Livingston Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Madisonville-North Hopkins will challenge Trigg County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Livingston Central, they will venture away from home to face off against Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.