Baseball Recap: Johnson County Triumphs

Longhorns

Margin (Wins)

03/06/26 @ Bethel Christian Academy	27
04/02/26 @ Cloudland	21
03/06/26 @ Bethel Christian Academy	18
03/20/26 @ Cloudland	15
04/06/26 @ South Greene	10

Johnson County lost a heartbreaker the last time they played South Greene, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Monday's matchup. The Longhorns' pitcher stepped up to hand the Rebels a 10-0 shutout on Monday. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by ten runs or more this season.

Braxton Bragg made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Johnson County is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Bragg was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Kaden Blevins was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of Johnson County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Avery Jones was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Johnson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.

Johnson County's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for South Greene, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.

Coming up, Johnson County will square off against Lake City at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Greene, they will challenge Claiborne at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.