Baseball Game Preview: Choctawhatchee Indians vs. Hopkinsville Tigers

The Choctawhatchee Indians will face off against the Hopkinsville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Choctawhatchee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

Things were looking good for Choctawhatchee after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Escambia by a score of 9-8. The Indians have struggled against the Gators recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Gant Folendore

Runs

02/18/25 vs Booker T. Washington	3
03/28/25 @ Escambia	2
03/27/25 vs Escambia	2
03/26/25 @ West Florida	2
03/18/25 vs Navarre	2
+ 10 more games

Gant Folendore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Choctawhatchee's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-3 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Keeson Wheeler, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hopkinsville faced off against Daviess County on Monday. Hopkinsville fell 4-1 to Daviess County. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Hopkinsville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Fort, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Choctawhatchee's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Hopkinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

Hopkinsville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Choctawhatchee hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Hopkinsville, though, as they've only averaged .230. Will they be able to contain Choctawhatchee's hitters?

Choctawhatchee couldn't quite get it done against Hopkinsville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 14-10. Can Choctawhatchee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.