Football Recap: Johnston Piles Up the Points Against Pilgrim + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/24/25 - Home	43-7 W
11/08/24 - Away	27-28 L
10/25/24 - Away	50-52 L
10/19/23 - Home	29-14 W
10/21/22 - Away	29-46 L
+ 4 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnston). They breezed past the Pilgrim Patriots to the tune of 43-7 on Friday. With the Panthers ahead 28-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Leading Johnston to victory were Ethan Archambeault and Michael Messina. Archambeault threw for 161 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, while Messina gained 90 total yards and a touchdown. Messina showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 56 yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Johnston proved: they limited Pilgrim to a paltry three yards per carry. The Panthers' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.2.

The victory was the fifth in a row for Johnston, bringing their record up to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.2 points on average over those games. As for Pilgrim, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Johnston will challenge rival Classical at 6:00 p.m. on November 1. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Panthers 13.1, the Purple 6.8) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Pilgrim is set to take on their familiar foe Ponaganset at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.