Softball Recap: Johnston Panthers vs. Woonsocket Villa Novans
On Saturday, Johnston faced Woonsocket in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Johnston Panthers put the hurt on the Woonsocket Villa Novans with a sharp 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Johnston, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Haley Boudreau made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Boudreau has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Boudreau was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Arianna Velasquez was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Bella Boudreau was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
The win was the third in a row for Johnston, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. As for Woonsocket, they dropped their record down to 4-6-1 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Johnston will look to defend their home field on Monday against Westerly at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Westerly: 3.1, Johnston: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Woonsocket, they will head out on the road to challenge Scituate at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scituate's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Woonsocket's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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