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Baseball Game Recap: Hopkins Fails

Hopkins won a close game in their last game, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 8-2 to the Buffalo Bison. Hopkins got a dose of his own medicine in this game, as Buffalo apparently hadn’t forgotten its loss in these teams’ last game in April.

For Buffalo, Nolan Mullenbach spent all seven innings on the mound, and the reason is clear: he allowed only one earned run (and one unearned run) on six hits. Mullenbach has been consistent recently: he hasn’t thrown fewer than five innings in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dolen Brisk, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs and two RBIs. The team also received help from Tristan Moore, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Hopkins has been on a rocky road recently after losing three of its last four games, which took a major dent in its 6-13 record this season. As for Buffalo, they have been on a roll lately: they have won three of their last four games, which gave a nice improvement to their 5-15 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their fans in their upcoming matches. Hopkins will face Minnetonka on Friday at 6:30 p.m. As for Buffalo, they will host St. Michael-Albertville again on Thursday, where first pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The last three games St. Michael-Albertville has played have come down to two points, so don’t. be surprised if it’s close.

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