Johnson City baseball sweeps Granger to advance to area round

The Johnson City High School baseball team beat Granger 6-3 May 6 to sweep the Lions in the best-of-three bi-district series. Next up for the Eagles (18-6, 12-0 District 28-2A champions) is Iola (7-1 District 26-2A third place) in the area round of the playoffs. “From scouting reports I’ve gotten from different guys, their pitching isn’t like ours,” Johnson City head coach Steven Shipley said. “We feel we have an advantage on the mound. And not just with pitching. We think our guys can hit as well.” Game one is…

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