The Hopkinsville Tigers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Caldwell County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hopkinsville: 2.9, Caldwell County: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hopkinsville fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Christian County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Colonels by a score of 5-4. Hopkinsville's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
JJ Thompson put in work no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thompson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Thompson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zach Moss, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Caldwell County waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Lakers 4-3.
Hopkinsville's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Caldwell County, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Hopkinsville was able to grind out a solid win over Caldwell County in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, winning 10-6. Will Hopkinsville repeat their success, or does Caldwell County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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