It was a good run, but Christian County unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Hopkinsville Tigers by a score of 2-1. Christian County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Hopkinsville apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
For Hopkinsville's part, Andrew Mayes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits. Mayes has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hopkinsville's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Powell, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Christian County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-19. As for Hopkinsville, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Christian County will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Apollo at 11:00 a.m. Apollo is coming into the matchup with five straight wins on the road, so Christian County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Hopkinsville, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Muhlenberg County at 5:30 p.m. Hopkinsville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Muhlenberg County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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