Johnsonburg is 4-0 against Smethport since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Johnsonburg Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Smethport Hubbers at 4:30 p.m. Johnsonburg is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Johnsonburg will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Brockway on Monday. Johnsonburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over Brockway.
Luke Zimmerman made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Zimmerman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Rocco Delhunty was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Eric Hoffman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Smethport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 17-1 to Coudersport.
Smethport saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brentton McDowell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Johnsonburg's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-9. As for Smethport, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Johnsonburg beat Smethport 7-2 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnsonburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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