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

Wilkinson County hasn't had much luck against Johnson County recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Wilkinson County will venture away from home to take on Johnson County at 5:00 p.m. Wilkinson County has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Wilkinson County's offense. They lost 15-0 to Georgia Military College on Thursday. The Warriors' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Meanwhile, Johnson County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 3-0 shutout.

Not much got past S. Newsome, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Glascock County off the board. What's more, Newsome gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February.

At the plate, 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.

Johnson County's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those wins 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 might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Johnson County when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Wilkinson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.