The Johnston City Indians will face off against the Herrin Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Johnston City will be strutting in after a victory while Herrin will be coming in after a loss.
Johnston City made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Fairfield, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Indians' pitchers stepped up to hand the Mules a 7-0 shutout on Saturday. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Herrin wound up with the same score they had in their last game (9-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Carter McCree was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Johnston City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Herrin, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Johnston City beat Herrin 6-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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