Johnson County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Johnson County: 3, Wheeler County: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Johnson County will bounce into Monday's match after beating Georgia Military College, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Johnson County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Georgia Military College on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Wheeler County waltzed into their game on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Vikings a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Johnson County pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wheeler County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Johnson County came up short against Wheeler County in their previous meeting back in August, falling 5-0. Can Johnson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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