Softball Game Preview: Skyline Hawks vs. Warren County Wildcats

Skyline is 9-1 against Warren County since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Hawks will host the Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. Warren County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Skyline, who comes in off a win.

The home team had won the previous five meetings between Skyline and Meridian, and Skyline kept the tradition alive. The Hawks' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 10-0 shutout on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Mackenzie McIntyre

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/25/25 vs Meridian	10
04/02/25 vs Kettle Run	7
03/17/25 @ James Wood	6
04/09/25 vs Millbrook	3
04/09/25 vs Millbrook	3

Skyline got a great performance from Mackenzie McIntyre as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave McIntyre a new career-high.

At the plate, Alice Benson was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Emma Veitenthal was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Warren County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 14-4 to James Wood. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly ten runs.

Skyline is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Warren County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Everything went Skyline's way against Warren County in their previous meeting back in March, as Skyline made off with an 11-1 victory. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.