Softball Game Preview: Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies vs. Mathews Mustangs

Johnnies

Runs

04/17/25 vs Lakewood	3
04/16/25 @ Watkins Memorial	6
04/14/25 @ Northridge	13
04/12/25 @ Mt. Vernon	3
04/11/25 vs Utica	7
+ 4 more games

The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will square off against the Mathews Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnstown-Monroe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Johnstown-Monroe took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakewood, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Johnnies have posted against the Lancers since April 8, 2022.

Johnstown-Monroe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucia Kuhn, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Mathews and Bloomfield, and Mathews kept the tradition alive. The Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 19-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won seven in a row.

Mathews pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.9 runs. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.