The Johnson Central Golden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Lexington Christian Eagles on Saturday. Johnson Central will be strutting in after a victory while Lexington Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Johnson Central will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Paintsville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Johnson Central's way against Paintsville on Wednesday as Johnson Central made off with a 17-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Johnson Central.
Dawson Montgomery tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Chase Preece and Boston Crace did most of the damage at the plate: Preece went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Crace went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Callaham, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Lexington Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-0 to Tates Creek, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Johnson Central's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Lexington Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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