Baseball Game Preview: Johnsburg Skyhawks vs. Harvard Hornets

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Previous Games

05/01/24 - Away	6-0 W
04/29/24 - Home	16-6 W
04/27/23 - Home	4-3 W
04/25/23 - Away	9-11 L
04/24/23 - Home	4-2 W
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Johnsburg is 8-2 against Harvard since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Skyhawks will challenge the Hornets at 4:33 p.m. Johnsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Johnsburg and McHenry had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Skyhawks fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Skyhawks in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.

Deegan Turner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Landon Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, while it was Harvard who put the first runs on the board on Friday, it was Westminster Christian who put up more. The Hornets fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hornets have suffered since April 8th.

Harvard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Crone, who went 2-for-4 with two runs. Logan Nulle was another, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.

Harvard's loss was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Johnsburg, their record now sits at 17-7.

Everything went Johnsburg's way against Harvard in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Johnsburg made off with a 6-0 win. Will the Skyhawks repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.