King had lost eight straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 1-14 to make it nine. They fell just short of the Hopkins Hilltoppers by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hilltoppers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 on Wednesday.
As for Hopkins, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. Five seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Hopkins' part, the team relied heavily on Sean Studley, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Studley a new career-high. Tommy O'Connell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Looking ahead, King will take on Harvey at 1:35 p.m. on Saturday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cavaliers have averaged an impressive 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Hopkins, they will square off against Tournament Opponent at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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