Wilcox County is 6-1 against Johnson County since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Wilcox County Patriots and the Johnson County Trojans are set to duel.
Wilcox County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Wheeler County on Monday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 6-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Patriots' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Wilcox County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zariah Martin, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Wilcox County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Johnson County came tearing into two weeks ago's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots a 5-0 shutout.
Wilcox County's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Johnson County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Wilcox County was able to grind out a solid win over Johnson County in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, winning 5-0. Will Wilcox County repeat their success, or does Johnson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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