Illinois High School Softball - Johnston City nudges Zeigler-Royalton
April 4, 2024: Johnston City, IL 62951 Johnston City Indians (Johnston City, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes (Zeigler, IL), 11-10 in a league challenge.
The Indians now own a 13-4 record. They take the field next when they host Goreville for a Black Diamond West challenge on Tuesday, April 9. Johnston City will battle a Blackcats squad coming off a 15-0 non-league loss to Carmi-White County (Carmi, IL). The Blackcats record now stands at 7-6.
With the loss, Zeigler-Royalton falls to 5-10 on the campaign. The Tornadoes travel to Waltonville (Waltonville, IL) to battle the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 8. The Spartans enter the challenge with a record of 8-5. Waltonville lost 4-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Salem (Salem, IL)