It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Johnston City ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mater Dei Knights, sneaking past 10-9. With that victory, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Lilli Armes
| 05/03/25 vs Mater Dei | 4 |
| 04/23/25 vs Salem | 3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Murphysboro | 3 |
| 04/02/24 @ Zeigler-Royalton | 3 |
| 03/23/24 vs Herrin | 3 |
The team relied heavily on Lilli Armes, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoee Cullum, who went 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI.
Johnston City hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 4-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Johnston City now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Mater Dei, they now have a losing record of 6-7-1.
Coming up, Johnston City will head out to square off against Carmi-White County at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Mater Dei, they will face off against Flora at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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