The Hoptown Hoppers lost for the second straight night Thursday falling at Franklin 7-5. Noah Brown had four hits to lead the Hoppers with Nico Montes adding three hits and Landon Choboy, Patrick Walker and Riley Garczynski each adding two safeties. Colby Downard suffered his first pitching loss of the season to go to 3-1 as the Hoppers are now 19-18 overall. The Hoppers return home this evening to host the Owensboro Riverdawgs at 6:30 with pregame at 6:15 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.