Softball Game Preview: Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies vs. Paulding Panthers

The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will take on the Paulding Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Johnstown-Monroe comes in on four and Paulding on seven.

Johnstown-Monroe's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Union, sneaking past 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Johnnies have posted since April 21, 2025.

The result came thanks to Lucia Kuhn's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.

On the hitting side, Johnstown-Monroe saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Wood, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.

Eastwood typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Paulding proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 4-1.

Paulding's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6-1.