Baseball Game Preview: Johnson County Trojans vs. Telfair County Trojans

Johnson County has gone 6-1 against Telfair County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Johnson County is taking a road trip to challenge Telfair County at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Johnson County has six straight wins, Telfair County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Last Thursday, Johnson County made easy work of Wilkinson County 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.

O. Wilcher

Hits (Career)

04/03/25 @ Wilkinson County	2
03/28/25 @ Glascock County	1
03/27/25 vs Glascock County	1
03/25/25 @ Glascock County	1
02/25/25 vs Georgia School for Innovation & Classics	1

At the plate, O. Wilcher was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of W. Peeples, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.

Johnson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Telfair County came up short against Atkinson County on Wednesday, falling 10-3.

Johnson County's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Telfair County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.

Johnson County beat Telfair County 5-0 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnson County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.