Baseball Game Preview: Johnsburg Skyhawks vs. Harvard Hornets

For the second straight game, Johnsburg will face off against Harvard. The Skyhawks will host the Hornets at 4:33 p.m. on Wednesday. Johnsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Johnsburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Harvard with a sharp 24-3 win on Monday. The Skyhawks haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Evan Pohl made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Pohl was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

Ahston Stern

Runs (Career)

05/05/25 @ Harvard	3
04/28/25 vs Woodstock	2
04/30/25 @ Woodstock	1
03/26/25 vs Winnebago	1
03/25/25 vs Marian Central Catholic	1

In other batting news, Ahston Stern was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Vallone, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs and two RBI.

Johnsburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harvard only posted a batting average of .238.

Johnsburg's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Harvard, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 12 of their last 13 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.

Harvard's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Johnsburg has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. It's a different story for Harvard, though, as they've only averaged .353. Will they be able to contain Johnsburg's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.