The Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons will challenge the Calloway County Lakers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Madisonville-North Hopkins has three straight victories, Calloway County has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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 blew past the Bears 11-1 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 was a major factor while hitting and pitching. 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, Madisonville-North Hopkins let Sydney Skeen and Mackenzie Stoltz run wild. 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 was Skeen's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.
Meanwhile, Calloway County suffered their closest loss since May 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Todd County Central by a score of 5-3.
Calloway County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Heidi Mott, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Madisonville-North Hopkins pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Calloway County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Calloway County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Madisonville-North Hopkins hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. It's a different story for Calloway County, though, as they've only averaged .125. Will they be able to contain Madisonville-North Hopkins' hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
