Hoptown Hoppers stayed in it until the end, but Fulton Railroaders pulled away late in a 9-8 victory on Sunday. The game was tied at eight with Fulton Railroaders batting in the top of the ninth when Emery Wright singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run.

Hoptown Hoppers collected eight hits and Fulton Railroaders had ten in the high-scoring affair.

Fulton Railroaders fired up the offense in the second inning. Carter Davis drove in one when Davis doubled.

Hoptown Hoppers evened things up at eight in the bottom of the eighth inning. Hoptown Hoppers scored one run when Devin Keibler singled.

Hoptown Hoppers scored three runs in the third inning. The offensive onslaught by Hoptown Hoppers was led by Thomas Barnhart and Sam Perkins, all knocking in runs in the inning.

Fulton Railroaders scored five runs in the seventh inning. Garner Anderson, Aiden Gibson, and Wright each had RBIs in the frame.

Logan Wilsker was the winning pitcher for Fulton Railroaders. The hurler surrendered one run on four hits over one and one-third innings, striking out one and walking one. Kylan Stepter and Brady Mallow entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Stepter recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Fulton Railroaders.

Jaxon McTyre took the loss for Hoptown Hoppers. The righthander allowed five hits and four runs over two and a third innings, striking out three.

John Girard started the game for Hoptown Hoppers. The southpaw surrendered three runs on four hits over five innings, striking out eight and walking one Giffen Paige started the game for Fulton Railroaders. The ace lasted six innings, allowing three hits and five runs while striking out five and walking one

Barnhart led Hoptown Hoppers with three hits in four at bats.

Fulton Railroaders tallied ten hits on the day. Wright, Connor Brinkley, and Gibson all managed multiple hits for Fulton Railroaders.