Johnson Central has won five straight games at home, while Paintsville has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles will host the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Johnson Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-4 margin over Lewis County on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Paintsville made sure to put some runs up on the board against Magoffin County on Monday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 12-2 win.
The team relied heavily on Anderson Lauffer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Colton Short, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs.
Paintsville is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Johnson Central, their win bumped their record up to 22-7.
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