Johnnies
| 05/07/25 vs Zanesville | 26 |
| 05/02/25 vs Northridge | 24 |
| 04/28/25 @ Utica | 16 |
| 04/14/25 @ Northridge | 13 |
| 03/28/25 vs Philo | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnstown-Monroe). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Zanesville Blue Devils a 26-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Johnnies, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Riley Stefanick and Abigail Wood were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Stefanick pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wood pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stefanick has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Stefanick got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI, while Wood went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Stefanick a new career-high.
In other batting news, Johnstown-Monroe got a massive performance out of Addy Zak, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. That's the most runs Zak has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Reese Lyons, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
Johnstown-Monroe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .739. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Johnstown-Monroe's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Zanesville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.
Johnstown-Monroe and Zanesville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Johnnies (ranked 202nd) will meet Lakewood (ranked 97th) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Zanesville will face off against Granville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (590 vs. 281).
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