Johnston City put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Vienna Eagles as the Johnston City Indians made off with a 9-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Johnston City as they're now sitting on four straight.
Peyton Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Johnson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Johnston City got a big performance out of Carsyn Clark, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hope Newell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Vienna's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmy Vinson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Johnston City's win bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Vienna, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
Johnston City will be playing in front of their home fans against Pinckneyville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Johnston City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Vienna, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Trico at 4:30 p.m. Trico is coming into the matchup with four straight victories at home, so Vienna will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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