The Johnston City Indians will square off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Johnston City comes in on three and Harrisburg on six.
Johnston City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Carmel, sneaking past 7-5.
Marcus Leitzen
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Johnston City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Leitzen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Leitzen has posted since back in April. Another was Randy Fuqua, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Harrisburg had just enough and edged out Carmi-White County 2-1.
Harrisburg pushed their record up to 22-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Johnston City, their victory bumped their record up to 22-7.
Johnston City was able to grind out a solid win over Harrisburg in their previous meeting back in March, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians 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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