With a playoff win on the line, Johnston City rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces 7-5. Winning may never get old, but the Indians sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Marcus Leitzen
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Johnston City secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Marcus Leitzen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Leitzen has posted since back in April. Randy Fuqua was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Johnston City's win bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Mt. Carmel, they moved to 14-10 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Johnston City will square off against Harrisburg at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Indians 3.2, the Bulldogs 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mt. Carmel, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Princeton at 4:30 p.m. on the 31st.
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