With a playoff game on the line, Johnston City rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Massac County Patriots out 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for Johnston City as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Massac County's part, Josh Gilbert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Massac County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Maurer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for Johnston City, bringing their record for this year to 21-12-1. As for Massac County, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-10.
As of now, neither Johnston City nor Massac County have any future games scheduled.
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