Indians
| 05/17/25 @ Crab Orchard | 16-12 |
| 05/15/25 vs Harrisburg | 4-0 |
| 05/07/25 vs Harrisburg | 7-5 |
| 05/06/25 vs Zeigler-Royalton | 15-5 |
| 05/03/25 @ Flora | 11-3 |
| + 3 more games |
Johnston City came tearing into Saturday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 16-12 win over the Crab Orchard Trojans. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by exactly four runs.
Zoee Cullum and Lilli Armes did most of the damage at the plate: Cullum got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and one stolen base, while Armes fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. What's more, Cullum posted three hits, the most she's had since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Johnston City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crab Orchard only posted a batting average of .333.
Johnston City pushed their record up to 16-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Crab Orchard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 27-5.
Looking ahead, Johnston City will take on Herrin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.78 runs per game on average), something the Indians will no doubt try to take advantage of. Crab Orchard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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