Baseball Recap: Wayne City Drops Season-High Score on Johnston City

Indians

Team Score (Highest)

03/28/25 @ Johnston City	9
03/20/25 vs Galatia/Thompsonville	8
03/25/25 vs Crab Orchard	7
03/17/25 @ Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine	5

Wayne City scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of Johnston City. The loss continues a trend for Wayne City in their meetings with Johnston City: they've now lost four in a row.

Wayne City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Johnston City, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.

Coming up, Wayne City will head out on the road to challenge Murphysboro at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Johnston City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Galatia/Thompsonville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Galatia/Thompsonville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Johnston City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.