Spring Hill dropped their record down to 12-6 on Thursday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Junction City Dragons by a score of 10-9. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
As for Junction City, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games.
For Junction City's part, Justin Johnson was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Junction City's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 8-10 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Joe Thompson was a standout: he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Junction City is undefeated when Thompson posts two or more runs, but 5-11 otherwise. Nemo Caldwell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Looking ahead, Spring Hill will be playing at home against Cutter-Morning Star at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something the Bears will no doubt try to take advantage of. Junction City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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