Hopkinton fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Hillsboro-Deering on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hillcats by a score of 7-6. Surprisingly, this marked the Hawks' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Hopkinton dropped their record down to 4-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Hillsboro-Deering, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-13.
Coming up, Hopkinton will venture away from home to challenge Derryfield at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hillsboro-Deering, they will square off against Prospect Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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