Johnston City proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by seven) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians 2-1.
Logan Moore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Moore was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Moore wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cannon Ashmore, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Johnston City has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carlyle, they dropped their record down to 9-15 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Johnston City wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 7-5 victory against Mt. Carmel on the 21st. Carlyle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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