Johnson Central’s long drought in the girls’ state softball tournament ended with a gut-wrenching 3-1 victory over Fort Thomas Highlands at John Cropp Field on Thursday. it was the first win since beating North Laurel in 2015. The Lady Eagles, now 28-9, move to the Elite 8 and a matchup with Rowan County at 2 pm on Saturday. Winning pitcher Maddie Vaughn pitched out of early jams and was aided by solid defense. She allowed just one hit while walking two and striking out four. Johnson Central snapped a scoreless game, scoring twice in the bottom of the second inning. […] The post STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: Johnson Central wins second tourney game in school history appeared first on Mountain Top Media.