After a string of five wins, Johnston City's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 14-1 to the Massac County Patriots. Johnston City was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Massac County's pitchers proved too tough.
For Massac County's part, Josh Gilbert made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Gilbert was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Maurer, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Zach Maurer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Johnston City's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-11. As for Massac County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Johnston City is on the road again on Saturday to play Chester at 1:00 p.m. As for Massac County, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Zeigler-Royalton at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Massac County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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