South Johnston is on a four-game streak of home wins, while West Johnston is on an eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Trojans will welcome the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Johnston 3, West Johnston 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South Johnston is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Hunt just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 5-4.
Meanwhile, West Johnston won against Fike on Monday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Wildcats beat Southern Wayne by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-1. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
West Johnston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for South Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
South Johnston skirted past West Johnston 4-3 when the teams last played back in April. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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