Johnstown-Monroe came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 17-3 to the Heath Bulldogs. The Johnnies have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Johnstown-Monroe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braeden Archibald, who went 1-for-2 with one run. Max Mitchel also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Johnstown-Monroe's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Heath, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Coincidentally, Johnstown-Monroe and Heath will both be playing Zanesville the next time they take the field. The Johnnies will host the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Bulldogs will head out to face them at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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