Baseball Recap: Johnson County Picks Up Fourth Straight Win on the Road

Johnson County owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against the Glascock County Panthers by a score of 3-0. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Not much got past S. Newsome, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Glascock County off the board. Furthermore, Newsome didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February.

On the hitting side, Johnson County's victory was truly a team effort as nine different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was J. Rowland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Johnson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.

Trojans

Previous 4 Games (Away)

03/28/25 @ Glascock County	3-0
03/25/25 @ Glascock County	6-3
03/19/25 @ Hancock Central	1-0
03/17/25 @ Baldwin	11-0

Johnson County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Glascock County, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Johnson County will challenge Wilkinson County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Johnson County is facing Wilkinson County at the right time seeing as Wilkinson County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Glascock County, they will head out on the road to take on Georgia School for Innovation & Classics at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Glascock County's pitchers better be ready for this one: Georgia School for Innovation & Classics has averaged an impressive 10 runs per game this season.