Baseball Game Preview: Skyline Hawks vs. Brentsville District Tigers

The Skyline Hawks will face off against the Brentsville District Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Skyline is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Manassas Park on Tuesday as they made off with an 18-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Hawks with their most commanding win of the season.

Cole Hensley and McKinley Tolliver were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hensley pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Meanwhile, Tolliver tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Hensley a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Hensley went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs, while Tolliver got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Izaiah Matthews

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/29/25 @ Manassas Park	4
03/25/25 vs Warren County	3
04/09/25 @ Millbrook	2
03/28/25 @ Brentsville District	2
04/08/24 vs Manassas Park	2

In other batting news, Izaiah Matthews was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cameron Kerns, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs.

Skyline always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Brentsville District waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Pioneers get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.

Skyline's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 4.4 runs across that stretch. As for Brentsville District, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.

Skyline skirted past Brentsville District 6-5 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.