Baseball Recap: Madisonville-North Hopkins Has No Trouble Against Henderson County

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

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hopkinsville, Madisonville-North Hopkins was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 14-7 margin over the Henderson County Colonels. Considering the Maroons have won ten matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Matthew Yates made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base. Madisonville-North Hopkins is undefeated when Yates posts two or more runs, but 8-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, Alex Richards was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Lane Faulk was another key player, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and one run.

Madisonville-North Hopkins has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Henderson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Madisonville-North Hopkins will face off against Daviess County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Henderson County, they will challenge Owensboro Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Aces' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Colonels' hitters will have their work cut out for them.