The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will take on the Heath Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Johnstown-Monroe came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Mt. Vernon, falling 11-1. The Johnnies' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Johnstown-Monroe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Holbrook, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Heath came tearing into Saturday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Little Muskies as they made off with a 12-2 win.
Heath's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Johnstown-Monroe couldn't quite get it done against Heath in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 8-5. Can the Johnnies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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