Baseball Game Preview: Johnsburg Skyhawks vs. Winnebago Indians

The Johnsburg Skyhawks will challenge the Winnebago Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Johnsburg's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Winnebago's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Winnebago will be up against a hot Johnsburg squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Johnsburg's pitchers stepped up to hand Marian Central Catholic a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Johnsburg's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ahston Stern, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Winnebago had to start their season on the road on Saturday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell just short of Alleman by a score of 8-7.

Johnsburg pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Winnebago, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.