
Trojans
03/27/25 vs Glascock County | 16 |
04/03/25 @ Wilkinson County | 13 |
03/17/25 @ Baldwin | 11 |
04/02/25 vs Wilkinson County | 10 |
04/15/25 vs Georgia Military College | 9 |
Johnson County barely beat Georgia Military College the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Trojans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Trojans have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
S. Newsome looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Johnson County let S. Stapleton and N. Tuberville run wild. Stapleton scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Tuberville scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Stapleton has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of T. Norris, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Johnson County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Georgia Military College, they dropped their record down to 11-14 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Johnson County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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