Baseball Game Preview: Johnston City Indians vs. Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes

For the second straight game, Johnston City will face off against Zeigler-Royalton. The Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Johnston City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Zeigler-Royalton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Johnston City will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Zeigler-Royalton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Indians had just enough and edged out the Tornadoes 2-1.

For Zeigler-Royalton's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bradden Mays, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

This is the second loss in a row for Zeigler-Royalton and nudges their season record down to 20-5. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Johnston City, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Johnston City has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Zeigler-Royalton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.