The Johnston City Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Nashville Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Johnston City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, everything went Johnston City's way against Woodlawn as Johnston City made off with an 11-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Johnston City.
Aubree Williford was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Williford was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Johnston City got a big performance out of Zoee Cullum, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Taylor Woolard was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Nashville couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Herrin on Wednesday.
Johnston City's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Nashville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Johnston City's way against Nashville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Johnston City made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnston City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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