The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will be playing at home against the River Valley Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Johnstown-Monroe finally turned things around against Columbus Academy on Friday. Johnstown-Monroe won by a run and slipped past Columbus Academy 2-1.
Johnstown-Monroe saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erik Marohl, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, River Valley fell victim to Clear Fork and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 13-0 to the Colts.
Johnstown-Monroe's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-17. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Johnstown-Monroe was able to grind out a solid win over River Valley in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 6-1. Will Johnstown-Monroe repeat their success, or does River Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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