Baseball Game Preview: Frankfort Redbirds vs. Johnston City Indians

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Previous 6 Games

03/28/24 - Home	7-9 L
03/21/24 - Away	1-11 L
03/30/23 - Away	5-6 L
03/23/23 - Away	5-2 W
03/19/19 - Home	8-0 W
03/21/17 - Away	8-7 W

Frankfort and Johnston City are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. Frankfort will be playing at home against Johnston City at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Frankfort nor Johnston City posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Frankfort lost 11-1 to Carbondale on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Redbirds in their meetings with the Terriers: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Johnston City suffered their closest defeat since April 11, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Crystal Lake South by a score of 3-1. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Frankfort's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Johnston City, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.

Frankfort couldn't quite finish off Johnston City when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can Frankfort avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.