Johnstown-Monroe had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 8-13 to make it six. They came up short against the Zanesville Blue Devils, falling 7-1. The Johnnies were not able to make up for their loss to the Blue Devils from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for Zanesville, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-14. They not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 10th (when they won 10-3).
For Zanesville's part, Mahki Murray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Zanesville let Tyson Kimble and Ja'Ckye McBride run wild. Kimble went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while McBride went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those two hits gave McBride a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Karter Burrell, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs.
Johnstown-Monroe has already played their next game (against Columbus International), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Zanesville, they will head out to take on Morgan at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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