Baseball Game Preview: Johnson County Trojans vs. Wilkinson County Warriors

For the second straight game, Johnson County will face off against Wilkinson County. The Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Johnson County has five straight victories, Wilkinson County has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Wednesday, Johnson County got the win against Wilkinson County by a conclusive 12-2.

S. Stapleton and C. Wombles were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Stapleton pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Wombles pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Stapleton went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Wombles scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Those three RBI gave Stapleton a new career-high.

W. Peeples

Hits (Career)

04/02/25 vs Wilkinson County	4
03/17/25 @ Baldwin	3
02/27/25 @ Georgia School for Innovation & Classics	3
03/28/25 @ Glascock County	2
03/27/25 vs Glascock County	2

In other batting news, Johnson County got a massive performance out of W. Peeples, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Peeples a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of J. Rowland, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Johnson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Johnson County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Wilkinson County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-1.