Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Caldwell County). Everything went their way against the Hopkins County Central Storm on Thursday as Caldwell County made off with an 18-1 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Ari Wells, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Paul Fallgreen, who scored three runs and stole five bases.
Caldwell County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Tigers
| 03/27/25 @ Hopkins County Central | 18-1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Hopkins County Central | 8-0 |
| 03/24/25 vs Trigg County | 4-3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Henderson County | 14-5 |
| 03/22/25 vs Henderson County | 15-5 |
| 03/21/25 vs Livingston Central | 12-2 |
The victory (which was Caldwell County's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hopkins County Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Caldwell County will head out to challenge Union County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Caldwell County is facing Union County at the right time seeing as Union County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hopkins County Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Crittenden County at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Hopkins County Central's pitchers better be ready for this one: Crittenden County has averaged an impressive 10.7 runs per game this season.
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