Johnsonburg is 10-0 against Elk County Catholic since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Johnsonburg Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Elk County Catholic Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. Johnsonburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Johnsonburg will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They lost 13-2 to DuBois. It was the first time this season that Johnsonburg let down their fans at home.
Johnsonburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Hoffman, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Jackson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Elk County Catholic had just enough and edged Brookville out 6-5 on Friday.
Colby Nussbaum was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matthew Gilmore, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Johnsonburg's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Elk County Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Johnsonburg took their victory against Elk County Catholic in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 10-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnsonburg 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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