The Massac County Patriots will take on the Johnston City Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Massac County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
Massac County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Anna-Jonesboro a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Massac County has won by just one run.
Not much got past Luke Maurer, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Anna-Jonesboro off the board. Maurer has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Massac County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Gilbert, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Johnston City has not done well against Harrisburg recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Johnston City walked away with a 4-0 win over Harrisburg. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Johnston City.
Massac County is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Johnston City, their victory bumped their record up to 20-12-1.
Massac County took their win against Johnston City in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 14-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Massac County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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