Softball Recap: Skyline Has No Trouble Against Ness City

Skyline was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Ness City on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 15-5 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderbirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Sarah Reyes

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/13/25 @ Ness City	10
05/05/25 vs Lyons	6
03/25/25 @ Sylvan-Lucas	5
04/29/24 @ Lyons	5
04/04/25 vs Ellinwood	4

Sarah Reyes made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with three stolen bases, five runs, and one triple. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.

In other batting news, Skyline let Grace Hoffman and Gaby Eubank run wild. Hoffman got on base in two of her five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Eubank went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kooper Wesley, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Skyline kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.

Skyline's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ness City, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Skyline beat the Eagles by a score of 21-0 later that day.