Baseball Game Preview: Trico Pioneers vs. Johnston City Indians

The Trico Pioneers will face off against the Johnston City Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Trico nor Johnston City posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Trico fell victim to DuQuoin and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The Pioneers have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, Johnston City came up short against Murphysboro on Thursday and fell 7-2.

Johnston City's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Trico, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.

Trico skirted past Johnston City 4-3 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.