The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will head out on the road to square off against the Marysville Monarchs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Johnstown-Monroe is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since April 5, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Licking Heights, falling 7-1. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Johnnies couldn't push the score so high this time.
Johnstown-Monroe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Wood, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Marysville entered their tilt with Hilliard Darby on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Panthers. The Monarchs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Marysville let Brie Jennings and Ella Wood run wild. Jennings went 2-for-4 with one home run and three runs, while Wood went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was Jennings' first of the season. Sienna Hutchins was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Marysville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 11 consecutive games.
Marysville's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they moved to 7-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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