Baseball Preview: Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies vs. Heath Bulldogs
The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will head out on the road to challenge the Heath Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Saturday, Johnstown-Monroe got the win against Northridge by a conclusive 13-1. That looming 13-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Johnstown-Monroe yet this season.
Jacob Myers and Jack Herman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Myers pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Herman didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. At the plate, Myers scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Herman scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaden Carpenter was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Braeden Archibald, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Heath stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Columbus Academy a 10-0 shutout.
Columbus Academy's batters probably weren't too happy with Preston Devito, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, Tannar Patterson was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Corbett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for Johnstown-Monroe and bumps their season record up to 7-10. As for Heath, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Johnstown-Monroe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Heath struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Johnstown-Monroe came up short against Heath in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heath's Wyatt Binckley, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Johnstown-Monroe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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