Granville is 7-2 against Johnstown-Monroe since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Granville Blue Aces will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Granville will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Granville put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Zanesville a 23-0 shutout. Granville's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Johnstown-Monroe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Newark Catholic.
Johnstown-Monroe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addy Zak, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Granville's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.2 runs per game. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they have fallen quite a ways from their 27-3 record last season and are now at 1-6.
Granville came up short against Johnstown-Monroe when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Granville, Macy Walters (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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