Softball Game Preview: Yorktown Tigers vs. Hamilton Heights Huskies

By Team Reports May 28, 2025, 10:21pm

Softball Preview: Yorktown Tigers vs. Hamilton Heights Huskies

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Yorktown is a perfect 10-0 against Hamilton Heights since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Tigers will take on the Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Yorktown is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

Yorktown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Connersville get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won 11 contests by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Olivia Jones

Base on Balls Against

05/28/25 vs Connersville2
05/27/25 vs New Castle1
05/23/25 vs Pendleton Heights0
05/21/25 @ Madison-Grant1
05/19/25 @ Northeastern2
+ 4 more games

The result came thanks to Olivia Jones's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Yorktown let Abbey Booher and Brooklyn Bartle run wild. Booher went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Bartle went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Olivia Jaromin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Meanwhile, Hamilton Heights beat Jay County 3-0 on Wednesday.

The result came thanks to Lily Cash's shutout, as she gave up just a hit.

At the plate, McKenzie Jackson was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanee Forrester, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Yorktown's win bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Hamilton Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.

Yorktown skirted past Hamilton Heights 10-8 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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