Baseball Game Preview: Johnson County Trojans vs. Wilkinson County Warriors

Johnson County has gone a perfect 10-0 against Wilkinson County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Johnson County will be playing at home against Wilkinson County at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Johnson County has four straight victories, Wilkinson County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Johnson County's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Glascock County by a score of 3-0.

S. Newsome

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/28/25 @ Glascock County	16
03/05/25 vs Swainsboro	10
02/25/25 vs Georgia School for Innovation & Classics	9
03/25/25 @ Glascock County	7
02/06/25 @ Wheeler County	6

Not much got past S. Newsome, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Glascock County off the board. Those 16 strikeouts gave Newsome a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Johnson County saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J. Rowland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Wilkinson County's offense. They came up short against Georgia Military College on Thursday, falling 15-0.

Johnson County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Wilkinson County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10-1.

Wilkinson County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Johnson County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for Wilkinson County, though, as they've only averaged .228. Will they be able to contain Johnson County's hitters?

Johnson County took their win against Wilkinson County when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-0. Does Johnson County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wilkinson County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.