Johnson Central and Wolfe County are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Johnson Central Golden Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Wolfe County Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Johnson Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Johnson Central's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Perry County Central's usually-dominant pitching crew. Johnson Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Perry County Central and snuck past 16-15.
Abbie Stambaugh was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Stambaugh has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stambaugh was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Johnson Central got a massive performance out of Adyson Burchett, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Mayson Delong was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Wolfe County put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Knott County Central onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for Wolfe County as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Like Johnson Central, Wolfe County also got a great game from a two-way player: Sami Noble. Throwing, Noble tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Chloy Creech tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Noble scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Creech scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Abby Stone was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Johnson Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Wolfe County, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
Johnson Central came up short against Wolfe County in their previous meeting back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Noble, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Johnson Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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