Johnson entered their tilt with LEE with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They won by a run and slipped past the LEE Volunteers 9-8. For Johnson, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 defeat LEE walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Morgan Mackenzie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Melania Reeves, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and a stolen base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Surratt, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Johnson has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for LEE, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10-1.
Johnson will head out on the road to square off against Madison at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Johnson a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. LEE will take on Churchill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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