Baseball Game Preview: Washington County Golden Hawks vs. Johnson County Trojans

Washington County has won six straight games at home, while Johnson County has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Golden Hawks will host the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Washington County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Southwest. Considering the Golden Hawks have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Johnson County made easy work of Wilkinson County on Thursday and carried off a 15-2 victory.

S. Newsome looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Johnson County got a massive performance out of O. Wilcher, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two hits gave Wilcher a new career-high. W. Peeples was another key player, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.

Johnson County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilkinson County only posted an OBP of .263.

Johnson County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Washington County, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.

Washington County came out on top in a nail-biter against Johnson County when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Golden Hawks repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.