Softball Recap: Madisonville-North Hopkins Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games

Maroons

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Hopkins County Central	18
04/10/25 @ Butler County	10
04/03/25 @ Copley	6
04/01/25 @ Ross	6

Madisonville-North Hopkins barely beat Butler County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Maroons put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 11-1 victory on Thursday. The Maroons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.

Sadie Kirk made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kirk was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Sydney Skeen and Mackenzie Stoltz did most of the damage at the plate: Skeen went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Stoltz went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that Skeen launched this season. Another player making a difference was Reese Renth, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Madisonville-North Hopkins kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive games.

Madisonville-North Hopkins is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Butler County, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-8.

Coming up, Madisonville-North Hopkins will host Calloway County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Maroons are facing the Lakers at the right time seeing as the Lakers are stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Butler County, they will head out to square off against Apollo at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bears will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: the Eagles will have lost three straight heading into Friday's game.