The Johnston City Indians will challenge the Carmi-White County Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Johnston City is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Johnston City needed a bit of extra time to put away Vienna. They had just enough and edged out the Eagles 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Carmi-White County started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Edwards County. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions on Tuesday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Travor Mason made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. He also put up two doubles, which were his first of the season.
Johnston City pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carmi-White County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
Johnston City came out on top in a nail-biter against Carmi-White County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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