Hopkinsville won the last time they faced Madisonville-North Hopkins, and things went their way  on Monday too. The Hopkinsville Tigers came out on top against the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons by a score of  9-4.
  Gavin Mitchell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He  pitched five innings while giving up just one earned  (and one unearned) run off   two  hits. Mitchell was also big at the plate,  getting on base  in three of his five plate appearances with three  RBI.
 In other batting news,  the team  relied heavily on  JJ Thompson, who  scored three  runs and  stole two bases while  getting on base  in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was  Dylan Sweeney, who  went 2-for-4 with four  RBI and a  run.
 On Madisonville-North Hopkins' side,  Briar Gossett was cooking despite his team's loss,   getting on base  in all three of his plate appearances with a  stolen base, two  RBI,  and a  double. The team also got some help courtesy of  Tomas Olvera, who  scored two  runs while going 2-for-3.
 Hopkinsville's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they have  traveled a rocky road recently having  lost three of their last four matches,  which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record  this season.
 Hopkinsville will look to defend their home field  on Thursday against West Creek at 6:30  p.m. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they will head out on the road to  challenge  Hopkins County Central at 5:30  p.m.  on Thursday.
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