The Johnston City Indians will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Pinckneyville Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pinckneyville is hoping to do on Wednesday what Vienna couldn't on Monday: put an end to Johnston City's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Johnston City's way against Vienna as Johnston City made off with a 9-2 win.
Peyton Johnson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Johnson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Johnston City got a big performance out of Carsyn Clark, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hope Newell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pinckneyville got themselves on the board against Nashville on Friday, but Nashville never followed suit. They blew past the Hornets 7-0.
Johnston City's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Pinckneyville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Johnston City couldn't quite finish off Pinckneyville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Will Johnston City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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