Hulbert is still undefeated  this season after their  contest against Copan  on Thursday, but Copan came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Hulbert Riders skirted past the Copan Hornets  3-1. While the Riders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

 Ethan Thompson
| 03/13/25 @ Copan | 10 | 
| 04/24/24 vs Pocola | 5 | 
| 04/16/24 vs Warner | 5 | 
| 04/11/24 @ Roland | 17 | 
 Ethan Thompson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he  kept things locked down with   no  earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most  strikeouts  he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box,  scoring a  run while going 2-for-3.
 In other batting news,  Jarrett Crawdord was  excellent,  scoring a  run and  stealing  Three bases. while  getting on base  in two of his three plate appearances.
Hulbert's win was  their third straight on the road, which  pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Copan,  this is the second loss in a row for them and  nudges their season record down to 1-3.
 Coincidentally, Hulbert and Copan will both be playing Oaks-Mission the next time they take the field. Copan will head out to face Oaks-Mission at 2:00  p.m.  on Thursday, while Hulbert will play them later in the day, at 6:00  p.m.
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