Make it a three-game winning streak for the Hoptown Hoppers. The Hoppers finished strong Saturday night with a big 8th inning on their way to a 6-1 win over the Paducah Chiefs at Hopkinsville High School.
The game entered the bottom of the 8th knotted up at 1-1. Hoptown kicked off the big inning with a single, a double, and a hit batter.
Max Martin was hit by a pitch to force in the first run of the inning. Brayden Eftink grounded out to drive in another run and extend the lead to 3-1.
Caden Buxton singled to make it 4-1. A Paducah error allowed the Hoppers to push the lead out to 5-1. Buxton later scored on a wild pitch to cap off the five-run rally and send the Hoppers into the ninth with a 6-1 lead.
The Chiefs would go down quietly in the ninth as the Hoppers nailed down the win.
Caden Buxton finished 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Brayden Eftink was 2-4 with an RBI. John Kieber was also 2-4 and had an RBI and a run scored.
Dalton Sisson went the distance for the Hoppers on the mound, giving up one run on five hits, striking out six and walking just one.
Photos – Lanie Bivins
