The Johnsburg Skyhawks will take on the Sandwich Indians at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Johnsburg will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Johnsburg's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Richmond-Burton hitters got past them. The Skyhawks won by a run and slipped past the Rockets 11-10. With that victory, the Skyhawks brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Peyton Mesce looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
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On the hitting side, Tayden Pinkowski and Evan Pohl did most of the damage at the plate: Pinkowski scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Pohl scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Pinkowski a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Brady Fisher, who scored three runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Sandwich unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 11-3 to Freeport.
Jeffery Ashley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Behringer, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Johnsburg pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sandwich, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Johnsburg has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Sandwich struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Johnsburg suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Sandwich in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Skyhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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