For the second straight game, Johnson will face off against East Central. The Jaguars will square off against the Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Johnson will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against East Central on Tuesday. The Jaguars were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over the Hornets. Considering the Jaguars' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Johnson is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for East Central, they dropped their record down to 10-12 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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