The Johnson Central Golden Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Perry County Central Commodores at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Johnson Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Johnson Central got the win against Martin County by a conclusive 17-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Bella Bowen
| 05/12/26 @ Martin County | 2 |
| 04/20/26 @ Greenup County | 1 |
| 04/13/26 @ Blazer | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Russell | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Ketchikan | 1 |
Bella Bowen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Josie Dials was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Music, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Johnson Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Perry County Central came up short against South Laurel on Tuesday, falling 12-5.
Perry County Central's loss dropped their record down to 22-13. As for Johnson Central, their record now sits at 18-16.
Johnson Central couldn't quite get it done against Perry County Central in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 7-3. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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